"さび" meaning in Japanese

See さび in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sabi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} さび • (sabi)
  1. 寂び: quiet simplicity
    Sense id: en-さび-ja-noun-ZFYBrMUY
  2. 錆, 銹, 寂: rust
    Sense id: en-さび-ja-noun-4M1EHRTO
  3. さび: wasabi (sushi terminology)
    Sense id: en-さび-ja-noun-dTIye5Gl
  4. さび, サビ: (music) hook, chorus
    Sense id: en-さび-ja-noun-Tj0wpSk2 Categories (other): Music, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 28 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 20 15 59 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 16 19 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 20 20 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 10 10 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 9 78

Alternative forms

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          "錆",
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          "銹",
          "銹#Japanese"
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          "寂",
          "寂#Japanese"
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Download raw JSONL data for さび meaning in Japanese (1.1kB)

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