Entry
  1. Noun

    wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 侘寂【わびさび】詫び寂び【わびさび】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

proud, lonely

Kun
わび.しいほこ.るわ.びる
On
Strokes
8
Radical
person

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.14The Kanji Dictionary
2321.4Four corner code
4f98Unicode hex code
1-48-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
415Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
181New Nelson (John Haig)
602Morohashi
cha4Pinyin reading
chaKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

Kun
さびさび.しいさび.れるさみ.しい
On
ジャクセキ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1599 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.2The Kanji Dictionary
3094.7Four corner code
767deroo
5bc2Unicode hex code
1-28-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1315Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1342New Nelson (John Haig)
2290New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1472Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
720Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
777Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1871A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1300Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7200Morohashi
1345A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1669Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1784Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1213Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1422Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1380Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
487Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
727Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4, ji2Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level