閑散(かんさん)

かんさん
na-adjective
deserted; quiet; slack
descriptive
1. deserted; quiet; empty of people
Describes a place that is unusually quiet or empty, lacking the bustle or activity one might expect.
平日(へいじつ)の商店街(しょうてんがい)は閑散(かんさん)としていた。
The shopping street was deserted on a weekday.
閉店(へいてん)セール後(ご)の店内(てんない)は閑散(かんさん)としている。
The store interior is deserted after the closing sale.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で観光地(かんこうち)は閑散(かんさん)としていた。
The tourist spot was deserted due to the typhoon.
2. slack; slow; inactive
Describes a period of low business activity, trading volume, or economic movement. Common in business and market reports.
連休(れんきゅう)明(あ)けの株式(かぶしき)市場(しじょう)は閑散(かんさん)商(あきな)いだった。
Trading on the stock market was thin after the holidays.
閑散(かんさん)期(き)は旅行(りょこう)代(だい)が安(やす)くなる。
Travel costs go down during the off-season.
夏場(なつば)は閑散(かんさん)とした商(しょう)いが続(つづ)き、売(う)り上(あ)げが落(お)ちる。
Slow business continues through summer, and sales decline.

Usage: Usually 閑散(かんさん)としている or 閑散(かんさん)とした + noun. It describes a place or market that one would expect to be busy.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ひっそり: quiet and still; softer, often about a person's life or a hidden place
  • がらがら: (seats, a train, a shop) nearly empty; casual

Watch out: 換算(かんさん) "conversion" has the same reading.

Related Words

Antonym: 繁忙(はんぼう) (busyness)
Compare: ひっそり (quiet and still)
Compare: がらがら ((seats, a train, a shop) nearly empty)
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Added 2026.3.2 16:13 · Revised 2026.10.14 22:34
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