もぬけの殻

もぬけのから· also もぬけのカラ

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted; body from which the soul has left

Also written 蛻の殻、もぬけの空、モヌケの殻、モヌケの空、藻抜けの殻、蛻の空、蛻のから、裳抜けの殻、蛻けの殻、裳脱けの殻

Meanings

Expression, Noun
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; deserted
body from which the soul has left; corpse
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

Example sentences

サミの家いえん中なかは、もぬけの殻からだった。

Sami's house was completely empty.
「食堂しょくどうはもぬけの殻からだったよ」「もぬけの殻から？誰だれもいないの？」「人ひとっ子こ一人ひとりね」

"The canteen was empty." "Empty? No one there at all?" "Not a soul."