“Bleak” in Japanese
Short answer
Bleak in Japanese is “寒々しい” (samuzamushii). Full meaning: bleak, chilly, dreary.
Other ways to say “Bleak” in Japanese
殺風景
sappuukei dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren; tasteless, unrefined
索莫
sakubaku dreary, bleak, desolate
さむざむしい
samuzamushii bleak, chilly, dreary
霜枯れ
shimogare nipped by frost, bleak
蕭条
shoujou dreary, bleak, lonely, lonesome, desolate
寒々
samuzamu wintry, very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street), desolate, empty (of furnishings)
荒涼
kouryou desolate, dreary, bleak
殺風景
sappuukei dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren; tasteless, unrefined
寒々し
samuzamushi bleak, chilly, dreary
寒々しく
samuzamushiku bleak, chilly, dreary
寒々しかっ
samuzamushika bleak, chilly, dreary
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