Word of the Day: Sabaku 砂漠 【さばく】 (Noun) Desert
Kanji Info: 砂
漠
Notes: 砂 is read by itself as すな(sand). 砂 is also the first character of 砂糖 【さとう】 (sugar).
漠 only appears in a very small number of words besides 砂漠, all relating to vagueness or obscurity: 漠然【ばくぜん】 (vague), 空漠【くうばく】 (vast, vague).
