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蕭寥 (しょうりょう, shouryou) Japanese meaning: desolate | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Related words 荒こう 涼りょう 荒涼 is a more common word for 'desolate' or 'bleak', used in modern Japanese. 蕭寥 is an archaic synonym with a more classical, literary feel.
寂せき 寥りょう 寂寥 also means 'lonely' or 'desolate', but is slightly more common than 蕭寥 and still appears in literary writing. 蕭寥 is rarer and more archaic.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 蕭 (しょう) means 'desolate' or 'lonely', and 寥 (りょう) means 'lonely' or 'empty'. The compound is a classical Chinese borrowing used in literary Japanese.
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は
蕭しょう
寥りょう
と
し
て
人ひと
影かげ
も
なかっ
た
。
The area around the old temple was lonely and barren, with no sign of people.