How to say "lifeless" in Japanese

• ダル
  na-adjectiveCovers the figurative sense of feeling lifeless, dull, or lacking energy, often with an overtone of being boring or tedious. Use it mainly for a sluggish, listless feeling in people or experiences rather than for lifeless objects.
• 気の抜けたきのぬけた
  expression, prenominal modifierDescribes something flat, insipid, and lacking vigor or sparkle — the lifeless quality of a deflating experience or performance. Less common, and it never refers to a dead body or inanimate lifelessness.
  彼かれの声こえは気きの抜ぬけたようで、興奮こうふんを感かんじさせなかった。↗

  His voice was flat and lacked enthusiasm.

Both words render 'lifeless' only in the sense of lacking energy or liveliness, not dead things; 「ダル」 tends toward sluggishness and boredom, while 「気の抜けた」 suggests something flat and insipid.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ダルdull
• 気の抜けたきのぬけたinsipid
• 虚しいむなしいlifeless