Word Meaning 侘び寂び

わびさび wabisabi

侘び寂び is read as わびさび (wabisabi) and means wabi-sabi.

Meaning

English

  1. wabi-sabi
  2. aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

Reading

Kana

わびさび

Romaji

wabisabi

Writing Variants

  • 詫び寂び わびさび wabisabi
  • 侘寂 わびさび wabisabi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

侘と寂

わびとさび

taste for the simple and quiet

寂しい

さびしい

lonely

寂然

せきぜん

forlornness

静寂

せいじゃく

silence

さび

elegant simplicity

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

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

心寂しい

こころさびしい

lonely

寂光浄土

じゃっこうじょうど

paradise

Example Sentences

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What is wabi-sabi?