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    3. 綺麗さび

    綺麗さび

    綺き麗れいさ​び​

    kirei-sabi

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab39 strokes

    きれい寂び綺麗寂び

    きれいさび

    Noun

    1.
    kirei-sabi, aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony

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    Characters that make up this word

    綺
    あや…(1)
    figured cloth・beautiful
    Kanji
    麗
    うるわ.しい・うら.らか…(4)
    lovely・beautiful・graceful・resplendent
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    び
    bi
    Kana
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