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砂漠化

Reading

Kana: さばくか
Romaji: sabakuka
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

desertification

See also: 砂漠
vs
2

to turn to desert

Kanji

砂
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand
漠
Reading: バク
Meanings: vague, obscure, desert, wide
化
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentence

非常(ひじょう)に残念(ざんねん)なことに地球(ちきゅう)は一(いち)秒(びょう)で1900平方(へいほう)メートルが砂漠化(さばくか)している。
➥Very regrettably, 1,900 square meters of land become desert every second.
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