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    3. 侘び寂び

    侘び寂び

    侘わび​寂さび​

    wabi-sabi

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsArt & DesignKanji Vocab25 strokes

    侘寂詫び寂び

    わびさびワビサビ

    Noun

    1.
    wabi-sabi, aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    侘
    わび.しい・ほこ.る・わ.びる…(1)
    proud・lonely
    Kanji
    寂
    さび・さび.しい・さび.れる・さみ.しい…(2)
    loneliness・quietly・mellow・mature・death of a priest
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
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