“Desolate” in Japanese
Short answer
Desolate in Japanese is “荒涼” (kouryou). Full meaning: desolate, dreary, bleak.
Other ways to say “Desolate” in Japanese
荒漠
koubaku desolate (e.g. plains), ruined
落莫
rakubaku desolate, dreary, lonesome
寂然
sekizen lonely, desolate; forlornness, desolation
寂しい
sabishii lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
索莫
sakubaku dreary, bleak, desolate
寥々
ryouryou lonely, dreary, desolate, barren; few, scarce, sparse, rare, hardly any
闃寂
gekiseki silent and still, desolate
蕭然
shouzen lonely, lonesome, desolate, dreary, bleak
寒々
samuzamu wintry, very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street), desolate, empty (of furnishings)
荒寥
kouryou desolate, dreary, bleak
寂々
sekiseki sad, lonesome, desolate
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