侘び

Japanese

Kanji in this term
侘
わび Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 侘(わ)びる (wabiru).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わび [wàbí] (Heiban – [0])[1][3]
(Tokyo) わび [wàbíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][4][3]
IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠bʲi]

Audio (file)

Noun

侘(わ)び • (wabi)

beauty in simplicity, quiet refinement

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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