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On'yomi
ジャク・セキ
JAKU / SEKI
Kun'yomi
さび・さび.しい・さび.れる・さみ.しい
sabi / sabishii / sabireru / samishii

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

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Strokes11
Frequency#1599
Radicalroof(3)

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

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roof + 叔

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of roof and uncle. Quiet house.

Symbolism

Silence, lonely, wabi. Represents quietness.

Spiritual Meaning

Represents beauty in silence, concept of spiritual depth in wabi-sabi aesthetics.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Water flowing to low ground

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

寂光浄土

じゃっこうじょうど

paradise; paradise

空々寂々

くうくうじゃくじゃく

deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; deserted and lonesome

寂滅為楽

じゃくめついらく

freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss; freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss

和敬清寂

わけいせいじゃく

harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony; harmony, respect, purity and tranquility

涅槃寂静

ねはんじゃくじょう

enlightenment leads to serenity; enlightenment leads to serenity

Proverbs & Idioms

寂しさは人を強くする

さびしさはひとをつよくする

Loneliness makes one stronger

Solitude builds character