散さん々ざん

na-adjective, adverb

thoroughly; completely; utterly

Emphasizes that an action is done to the fullest extent, often with a negative or exhaustive nuance. Used adverbially with verbs.

• 彼かれは散さん々ざん迷まよった末すえに、結けっ局きょく行いかないことにした。

  After hesitating thoroughly, he ended up deciding not to go.

• 散さん々ざん遊あそんだ後あとは、ぐっすり眠ねむった。

  After playing to my heart's content, I slept soundly.

na-adjective, adverb

severely; harshly; terribly; miserably

Describes a harsh or miserable experience, often with verbs like 怒られる, 言われる, 失敗する, or 目にあう. Carries a strong negative emotional tone.

• 遅ち刻こくして、上じょう司しに散さん々ざん怒おこられた。

  I was late and got severely scolded by my boss.

• 試し験けんに散さん々ざん失しっ敗ぱいして、落おち込こんでいる。

  I failed the exam miserably and am feeling down.

na-adjective

scattered; disconnected; dispersed; smashed into tiny pieces

Archaic adjectival use describing things broken into pieces or scattered. Not used in modern Japanese outside of classical contexts.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「散さん々ざんたる光こう景けい」のように用もちいられた。

  In classical texts, it was used like 'a scattered scene'.