孤こ影えい悄しょう然ぜん

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

lonely and dejected; alone and crestfallen

Literary yojijukugo describing a solitary figure in a state of deep sadness and discouragement. Often used in narrative or poetic contexts.

• 彼かれは失しつ意いのうちに孤こ影えい悄しょう然ぜんと街まちをさまよった。

  He wandered the streets alone and dejected, lost in despair.

• 孤こ影えい悄しょう然ぜんたる姿すがたでベンチに座すわっていた。

  He sat on the bench, a lonely and crestfallen figure.