Word Meaning 侘と寂

わびとさび wabi to sabi

侘と寂 is read as わびとさび (wabi to sabi) and means taste for the simple and quiet.

Meaning

English

taste for the simple and quiet
wabi and sabi

Reading

Kana

わびとさび

Romaji

wabi to sabi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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侘寂

わびさび

wabi-sabi

静寂

せいじゃく

silence

寂

さび

elegant simplicity

入寂

にゅうじゃく

death of a priest

円寂

えんじゃく

nirvana

和敬清寂

わけいせいじゃく

harmony, respect, purity and tranquility

示寂

じじゃく

death of a high-ranking priest

寂しい

さびしい

lonely

寂然

せきぜん

forlornness

常寂光土

じょうじゃっこうど

land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)

静寂主義

せいじゃくしゅぎ

quietism

心寂しい

うらさびしい

lonesome