Vocab Info
A14 'Taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
茫々vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly
Dictionary Definition
'Taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive
Usually written using kana alone'Taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy
Usually written using kana alone'Taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown
Usually written using kana alone'Taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
4.
unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly
Usually written using kana alone
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茫々 【ぼうぼう】、茫茫 【ぼうぼう】
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茫々たる大海原を鯨がゆったり泳いでいます。
A whale is leisurely swimming in the vast, boundless ocean. {vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly}
頭を打ったせいで色々な記憶が茫々としている。
Due to hitting my head, various memories are hazy. {vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly}
茫々とした白髪を手入れするだけで見た目が若返りました。
Just by grooming the unkempt white hair, the appearance became rejuvenated. {vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly}
廃校の校庭の茫々たる草むらを手入れするのに何時間かかるだろうか?
How many hours would it take to maintain the overgrown, boundless grass field of the abandoned school? {vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly}
茫々たるこの砂漠で迷子になろうものなら、あなたは生きては帰れないでしょう。
If you were to get lost in this vast desert, you probably wouldn't be able to return alive. {vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive, vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy, rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown, unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly}
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