taru-adjective
sad and lamenting; lonely
Literary taru-adjective describing a deeply sorrowful, lamenting, or lonely state. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly found in classical or poetic contexts.
彼は悄愴たる面持ちで、故郷を去った。
With a sad and lamenting expression, he left his hometown.
古い詩には、悄愴として暮れる秋の夕べが詠まれている。
In old poetry, a lonely autumn evening is described as 悄愴として.