閑寂枯淡

Reading

Kana: かんじゃくこたん

Romaji: kanjakukotan

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