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Kotomora

杳よう

よ
う

Meanings

1

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

dark; obscure; unknown

Literary and rare; used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 杳として (ようとして) meaning 'without any sign/clue' or 'completely unknown'. The standalone adjective/adverb is archaic.

See also: 杳として

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