Vocab Info

A14 たる-adjective (formal), と-adverb

茫々(ぼうぼう)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

    1. たる-adjective (formal), と-adverb

      1. 1.

        vast (ocean, desert, etc.), boundless, extensive

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        vague (e.g. memories), unclear, fuzzy, hazy

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        rampant (weeds, etc.), running wild, overgrown

        Usually written using kana alone
      4. 4.

        unkempt (hair, beard, etc.), shaggy, scraggly

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    茫々 【ぼうぼう】、茫茫 【ぼうぼう】

    Details

      • ぼ

      • う

      • ぼ

      • う

    Examples

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    • 茫々(ぼうぼう)たる大(だい)海原(うなばら)を鯨(くじら)がゆったり泳(およ)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(あたま)を打(う)ったせいで色々(いろいろ)な記憶(きおく)が茫々(ぼうぼう)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(ぼうぼう)とした白髪(はくはつ)を手入(てい)れするだけで見(み)た目(め)が若返(わかがえ)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(はいこう)の校庭(こうてい)の茫々(ぼうぼう)たる草(くさ)むらを手入(てい)れするのに何(なん)時間(じかん)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(ぼうぼう)たるこの砂漠(さばく)で迷子(まいご)になろうものなら、あなたは生(い)きては帰(かえ)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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