Meanings
Readings
Common Words
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
silence; stillness; quietness
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate
Dated term
to taper off (of a sound)
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
Poetical term
silence; stillness; quietness
'taru' adjective
loneliness; desolateness
Formal or literary term; 'taru' adjective
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
lonely
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