| 630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1158 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1588 | Morohashi |
| 405 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 瞑想 【メイソウ】 meditation (with closed eyes), contemplation
- 晦冥 【カイメイ】 darkness
- 天地晦冥 【テンチカイメイ】 the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 冥利 【ミョウリ】 providence, luck, favor, favour, advantage
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- oscuro
- incomprensible
- profundo
- el más allá
Portuguese
French
| 2i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3780.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a5 | 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 |