"侘び" meaning in Japanese

See 侘び in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [β̞a̠bʲi] Audio: Ja-wabi.ogg Forms: 侘び [canonical] (ruby: ()), wabi [romanization]
Etymology: 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 侘(わ)びる (wabiru). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|侘びる|わびる||pos=}} 侘(わ)びる (wabiru), {{ja-ryk|侘びる|わびる}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 侘(わ)びる (wabiru). Head templates: {{ja-noun|わび}} 侘(わ)び • (wabi)
  1. beauty in simplicity, quiet refinement Wikipedia link: Daijisen, ja:松村明
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Download raw JSONL data for 侘び meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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