漠ばく

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

vague; obscure; indistinct

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)

• 漠ばくとした不ふ安あんが胸むねに広ひろがった。

  A vague unease spread through my chest.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは漠ばくとしていて、よくわからなかった。

  His explanation was vague and I couldn't really understand it.

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

vast; boundless; immense

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.

• 漠ばくとした砂さ漠ばくがどこまでも続つづいていた。

  A vast desert stretched endlessly.