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State & Condition

がらんと

garanto

Empty and deserted; hollow

A space that is completely empty and echoing, devoid of people or furnishing. An unsettling or lonely emptiness.

💡Used for empty rooms after moving out, deserted buildings, or vacant halls that echo.

Example

引っ越しが終わった部屋はがらんとしていた。

The room was completely empty and hollow after the move.

Quiz yourself

The store was ___ after closing time with no one inside.

閉店後の店内は___としていた。

emptydesertedhollowvacantechoing
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