| 1253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 901 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1028 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 866 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 935 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1377 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1464 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1666 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2810 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1447 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 499 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30953P | Morohashi |
| 2260 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5034 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 488 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1291 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1099 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荒廃 【コウハイ】 ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- 荒野 【コウヤ】 wasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
- 破天荒 【ハテンコウ】 unheard-of, unprecedented, daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
- 救荒 【キュウコウ】 famine relief
Kun reading compounds
- 荒らす 【あらす】 to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into, to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 荒れる 【あれる】 to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea), to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated, to become rough (of skin), to get chapped, to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control, to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
- 荒い 【あらい】 rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing), immoderate, extravagant, reckless
- 荒石 【あらいし】 unprocessed stone, rubble
- 荒ぶ 【すさぶ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe, to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
- 荒む 【すさむ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
- 荒らし 【あらし】 (Internet) troll, disturber, raising havoc, laying waste, trolling, vandalism, robbery, holdup, robber, thief
- 荒らし回る 【あらしまわる】 to break into (houses here and there), to rampage
- 山荒 【やまあらし】 porcupine, hedgehog
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ら
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- áspero
- tosco
- rudo
- salvaje
- violento
- desolarse
- enfurecerse
Portuguese
- Abandonado no mato
- selvagem
- rude
French
- brutalité
- dévaster
- rude
- sauvage
| 1957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8352 | Unicode hex code |
vague, obscure, desert, wide
- On:
- バク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1611 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漠 【バク】 vague, obscure, vast, boundless
- 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
- 冥漠 【メイバク】 dim and distant
- 空漠 【クウバク】 vast, boundless, vague
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- vago
- incierto
- vacío
- desierto
Portuguese
- vago
- obscurecer
- deserto
- vasto
French
- vague
- obscur
- désert
- vaste
| 1700 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1789 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2649 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 598 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18149X | Morohashi |
| 655 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3268 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 230 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3413.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f20 | Unicode hex code |