Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 閑散(かんさん) in Japanese

閑散
Kana Reading
かんさん
Romaji
kansan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); very few people
    Example sentence
    市場は今日は閑散としていた。 The market was quiet today.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    quiet; inactive; off-season; dull; hushed
    Example sentence
    その通りは１０時を過ぎると閑散としていた。 The street was deserted after ten.

Examples of 閑散, かんさん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

閑 JLPT 1

12 strokes

leisure

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi:

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散 JLPT 3

12 strokes

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: ち.る, ち.らす, -ち.らす, ち.らかす, ち.らかる, ばら

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