Word Meaning 侘寂

わびさび wabisabi

侘寂 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
  • 侘び寂び わびさび wabisabi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 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

静寂

せいじゃく

silence

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