こう
荒
りょう
涼
らく
落
ばく
莫

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, 'taru' adjective, adverb taking the と particle

Archaism.
  1. scene looking desolate and forlorn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
荒
りょう
涼
らく
落
ばく
莫
 荒涼落莫 こうりょうらくばく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (Early Jr. High, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)
refreshing, nice and cool
リョウ　すず.しい　うす.い (Early High School, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
must not, do not, be not
バク　ボ　マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ　エイ　ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)