満目蕭条
Meanings
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taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
desolate scene as far as the eye can see; all nature bleak and forlorn
A literary yojijukugo describing a landscape that is utterly barren and melancholy in every direction. Often used in poetic or formal descriptions.
The winter wilderness was a scene of utter desolation as far as the eye could see.
The postwar town was bleak and forlorn, with hardly a soul in sight.