Illustration: At midday in a small Japanese shopping-center food court, rows of clean tables stand almost entirely empty. The food counters are open, trays are stacked ready, and a cook waits behind a steaming pot without any customers to serve.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

閑かん散さん

kansan

quiet, deserted

Example sentences

夜よる、ここは閑散かんさんとしています。
It is quiet here at night.
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平日へいじつの店みせは閑散かんさんとしている。
Shops are quiet on weekdays.
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市場しじょうは今日きょうは閑散かんさんとしていた。
The market was quiet today.
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Kanji in 閑散

閑leisureOnカン
散scatter; disperseOnサンKunちる・ちらす・ちらかす

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