also: じゃくじゃく · さびさび
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Literary, old-fashioned word describing a deeply quiet, lonely, and melancholic atmosphere. Often used in classical or poetic contexts with the adverbial form 〜として.
The old temple garden was desolate, with only the sound of the wind audible.
彼は寂々とした面持ちで、遠くを見つめていた。
He gazed into the distance with a lonesome expression.
Alternate on'yomi reading; less common than せきせき.
Alternate kun'yomi reading; rare and literary.
Variant without iteration mark; same reading and meaning as 寂々.
Variant without iteration mark for the じゃくじゃく reading.
Variant without iteration mark for the さびさび reading.
A literary Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 寂寂, a reduplicated form meaning quiet, lonely, or desolate.