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State & Condition

すっからかん

sukkarakan

Completely empty, cleaned out

Describes something that is absolutely empty with nothing left — a wallet with no money, an empty fridge, or a sold-out store. More emphatic than suka-suka.

💡After payday spending — 'My wallet is sukkarakan until next month.'

Example

給料日前で財布がすっからかんだ。

Before payday, my wallet is sukkarakan empty.

Quiz yourself

After the sale, the shelves were completely ___.

セールのあと、棚が○○だった。

shoppinghomestressdiscomfortoffice
Intermediate