taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Literary taru-adjective describing a bluish, dim, or dusky appearance, often of vegetation, sky, or twilight. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly found in classical or poetic contexts.
The forest at dusk was dim and bluish.
Bluish mountains stretch out in the distance.
antique-looking; hoary with patina
dusky; somber twilight
Literary kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling for search convenience.
The kanji 蒼 means 'blue' or 'green' and 然 is a suffix forming adjectives/adverbs. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a classical Chinese-style compound.