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閑寂枯淡

Reading

Kana: かんじゃくこたん
Romaji: kanjakukotan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
adj-na
adj-no
1

aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement

Note: yojijukugo
See also: 侘寂

Kanji

閑
Reading: カン
Meaning: leisure
寂
Readings: ジャク、 セキ、 さび、 さび.しい、 さび.れる、 さみ.しい
Meanings: loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
枯
Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす
Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
淡
Readings: タン、 あわ.い
Meanings: thin, faint, pale, fleeting