漢字道KANJIDO

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わび.しい・ほこ.る・わ.びる
Meaning
wabi; forlorn

Origin

ORIGIN

Person 亻 with 宅 as phonetic: an unfulfilled, forlorn heart; in Japan, the aesthetic of wabi.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 侘びわび

    wabi; austere simplicity

  • 侘び寂びわびさび

    wabi-sabi

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

茶室に侘び寂びの世界を見た。

In the tea room I glimpsed the world of wabi-sabi.

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