Word details
綺麗さび
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 綺麗さび.
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Entry
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kirei-sabi; aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
綺
figured cloth, beautiful
14 strokesFrequency 2,413JLPT N1Grade 9
On
キ
Kun
あや
麗
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
19 strokesFrequency 1,758JLPT N1Grade 8
On
レイ
Kun
うるわ.しいうら.らか
Nanori
まよしり
寂
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
11 strokesFrequency 1,599JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジャクセキ
Kun
さびさび.しいさび.れるさみ.しい
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