荒涼

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See also: 荒凉

Chinese

out of practice; uncultivated cool; cold
trad. (荒涼) 荒 涼
simp. (荒凉) 荒 凉

Pronunciation

Adjective

荒涼

  1. bleak; desolate

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荒 涼
こう
Grade: S 		りょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjective

荒(こう)涼(りょう) • (kōryō) †-tari (adnominal 荒(こう)涼(りょう)とした (kōryō to shita) or 荒(こう)涼(りょう)たる (kōryō taru), adverbial 荒(こう)涼(りょう)と (kōryō to) or 荒(こう)涼(りょう)として (kōryō to shite))

  1. desolate, bleak
    • 1932, Motojirō Kajii, のんきな患者:
      ただ自分一人(じぶんひとり)が荒涼(こうりょう)とした夜(よる)の時間(じかん)のなかへ取(と)り残(のこ)される
      tada jibun hitori ga kōryō to shita yoru no jikan no naka e torinokosareru
      oneself being the only one left alone in the desolate hours of night

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