“Deserted” in Japanese
Short answer
Deserted in Japanese is “閑散” (kansan). Full meaning: deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets), quiet, still, hushed, empty; inactive (business, trade, etc.), slack, flat, off-season, quiet, dull; idle, free, unoccupied.
Other ways to say “Deserted” in Japanese
かんさん
kansan deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets), quiet, still, hushed, empty; inactive (business, trade, etc.), slack, flat, off-season, quiet, dull; idle, free, unoccupied
無人
nakito unmanned, uninhabited, unattended, deserted; shorthandedness, lack of help
もぬけの殻
monukenokara completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted; body from which the soul has left, corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
ひっそり
hissori quiet (place), still, silent, deserted; inconspicuously, modestly, quietly
寂寞
sekibaku lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate, deserted, forlorn
がらんどう
garandou empty, hollow, bare, vacant, deserted
ぶにん
bunin unmanned, uninhabited, unattended, deserted; shorthandedness, lack of help
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