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寂寞

寂寞

Chinese

lonesome lonesome
simp. and trad.
(寂寞)

Adjective

寂寞

  1. lonely; lonesome
  2. quiet; still

Noun

寂寞

  1. loneliness; desolation
  2. quiet; still

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寂寞):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: S
ばく
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

寂寞 (hiragana せきばく, romaji sekibaku)

  1. loneliness, desolation

Adjective

寂寞 (-tari inflection, hiragana せきばく, romaji sekibaku)

  1. lonely, desolate

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

寂寞 (jeongmak) (hangeul 적막)

  1. Hanja form? of 적막, “loneliness, desolation”.