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ⓘwater (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · graveyard · flowers (艹) · sun (日) · day (日) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 245
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彼は飛行機の墜落では死を免れたが、結局砂漠で死んだ。 He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.tatoebaChina's desert supports more people than are in Japan.tatoeba One third of the earth's surface is desert.tatoeba We saw what looked like an oasis in the desert.tatoeba Stroke Order
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Desert; vague. 氵 (water) + 莫 (none) — a place with no water. 砂漠 — desert.
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