消しょう魂こん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

losing energy; being exhausted

Rare literary term for a state of emotional or physical depletion, often from sadness or grief. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 悲かなしみのあまり消しょう魂こんしてしまった。

  I was so overcome with grief that I lost all energy.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

being absorbed; being immersed

Rare literary term for being deeply engrossed in something, to the point of losing oneself. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 読どく書しょに消しょう魂こんする。

  I become completely absorbed in reading.