Lingakuもぬけの殻【もぬけのから】
Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.
- completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; desertedsee also 蛻【もぬけ】
- body from which the soul has left; corpse
- shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)orig. meaning
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- もぬけの殻【もぬけのから】Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.
- 蛻の殻【もぬけのから】
- 藻抜けの殻【もぬけのから】
- 蛻けの殻【もぬけのから】
- もぬけの空【もぬけのから】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
- 蛻の空【もぬけのから】
- もぬけのから
Generated definitions (experimental)
- completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted
- body from which the soul has left; corpse
- shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
This meaning refers to a place or thing that is devoid of any presence or occupancy, often implying abandonment or a lack of life.
The house was completely empty.
The town was as quiet as a deserted place.
This usage pertains to a physical body that no longer has a living spirit, often used in contexts related to death or the aftermath of life.
He has become like a body from which the soul has left.
There was a corpse lying on the side of the road.
This meaning is used to describe the cast-off covering of certain animals, particularly reptiles and insects, which signifies growth or development.
Generated collocations (experimental)
もぬけのからもぬけの殻になるto become completely emptyいえ家がもぬけのからもぬけの殻the house is completely emptyもぬけのからもぬけの殻のようなへや部屋a room that is like a deserted shellこころ心がもぬけのからもぬけの殻a heart that feels vacantもぬけのからもぬけの殻のじょうたい状態a state of being desertedもぬけのからもぬけの殻をのこす残すto leave behind an empty shellはいきょ廃墟のようなもぬけのからもぬけの殻an empty shell like a ruinたましい魂がぬけた抜けたもぬけのからもぬけの殻a shell devoid of the soulもぬけのからもぬけの殻をみつける見つけるto find a deserted shellなん何もかもがもぬけのからもぬけの殻everything is completely deserted