殺風景|さっぷうけいsappuukei[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, noundreary; bleak; monotonous; barren
2. na-adjective, nountasteless; unrefined

• Synonym味気ないあじけないNeutralMeans dull and uninteresting; can describe life, scenery or rooms, as in 「味気ない部屋」. 「殺風景」 stresses lack of decoration and monotony.
• Related寒々しいさむざむしいNeutralSuggests bleakness with a chill in the air—desolate and cold. Used in both speech and writing; 「殺風景」 stresses lack of decoration and charm.
• Related活気のないNeutralA descriptive expression for lifeless, deserted scenes; it stresses the lack of people and liveliness rather than of decoration or charm.
• Antonym風流ふうりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for elegance and refined charm, the opposite of the total lack of charm in 「殺風景」.
• Antonym風情があるNeutralMeans having charm and appeal, the opposite of the monotonous dullness of 「殺風景」.

Use 「殺風景」 for plain, undecorated, monotonous rooms or scenery, as in 「殺風景な部屋」, and for deflating words or acts. Pick 「寒々しい」 for chilly desolation, 「味気ない」 for dullness, 「活気のない」 for lifelessness; 「風流」 and 「風情がある」 are opposites with charm.

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1. 景色けしきなどが変化へんかに乏とぼしく趣おもむきのないこと。
2. 面白おもしろみも飾り気かざりけもなく興きょうざめのすること。