雅俗折衷

Reading

Kana: がぞくせっちゅう

Romaji: gazokusetchū

Definition

noun

1

blending of the classical and colloquial styles

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

雅

Readings: ガ、 みや.び

Meanings: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

俗

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

折

Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる

Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

衷

Reading: チュウ

Meanings: inmost, heart, mind, inside