taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Literary たる adjective or と adverb describing something unclear, hazy, or lacking definition. Often used in fixed expressions like 漠とした不安 (a vague unease).
See also: 漠然 (ばくぜん)
A vague unease spread through my chest.
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Literary use describing something vast and boundless, such as a desert or ocean. Less common than sense 1; often appears in classical or poetic contexts.
His explanation was vague and I couldn't really understand it.
A vast desert stretched endlessly.
vague; obscure; hazy; ambiguous
dim and distant; vague and far-off
vast; boundless; wide
vast; boundless; endless · vague; obscure; indistinct
The kanji 漠 originally depicts a vast expanse of water or desert. The reading ばく is the on'yomi. The word is used in literary Japanese as a bound form, often in the pattern 漠とした or 漠と.