“Dismal” in Japanese
Short answer
Dismal in Japanese is “陰気” (inki). Full meaning: gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy; spirit of yin.
Other ways to say “Dismal” in Japanese
蕭々
shoushou dreary, dismal, lonely, doleful, plaintive, mournful
陰気くさい
inkikusai dismal, gloomy
いんき
inki gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy; spirit of yin
陰鬱
inutsu gloomy, melancholy, dreary, depressed, dismal
蕭蕭
shoushou dreary, dismal, lonely, doleful, plaintive, mournful
いん気
inki gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy; spirit of yin
陰欝
inutsu gloomy, melancholy, dreary, depressed, dismal
陰うつ
inutsu gloomy, melancholy, dreary, depressed, dismal
いんうつ
inutsu gloomy, melancholy, dreary, depressed, dismal
不景気
fukeiki economic slump, hard times, depression, recession; poor (business), dull, slack, inactive; gloomy, cheerless, dismal
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