Japanese symbol for “desertification”
砂漠化
さばくか
Romaji: sabakuka
desertification
In Japanese, desertification is 砂漠化, read さばくか (sabakuka).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs desertification
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 土砂 | どしゃ dosha | sediment; earth and sand |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう sakyuu | sand dune; sand hill |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり doshaburi | downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain |
| 漠然 | ばくぜん bakuzen | vague; obscure; indistinct |
| 茫漠 | ぼうばく boubaku | vast; boundless |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “desertification”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.