Word Meaning 閑寂枯淡

かんじゃくこたん kanjakukotan

閑寂枯淡 is read as かんじゃくこたん (kanjakukotan) and means aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement.

Meaning

English

aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement

Reading

Kana

かんじゃくこたん

Romaji

kanjakukotan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136133 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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閑寂

かんじゃく

quiet

枯淡

こたん

elegant simplicity

閑静

かんせい

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)

閑散

かんさん

idle

閑古鳥

かんこどり

cuckoo

閑日月

かんじつげつ

leisure

閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

閑散期

かんさんき

off period

冷淡

れいたん

cold

濃淡

のうたん

light and shade

平淡

へいたん

simple