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

Kanken 1級 Rank 161266 Priority Z

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

寂

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