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侘

Readings

Kana: タ、わび.しい、ほこ.る、わ.びる
Romaji: ta, wabi.shii, hoko.ru, wa.biru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

proud, lonely

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  9
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-2-6
Korean Reading:  cha
Chinese Reading:  cha4
Unicode:  4f98
JIS:  504E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 415
New Nelson Index: 181
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a6.14
Four Corner Index: 2321.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 602
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0755

Words

侘び (わび)
the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi
恋い佗びる (こいわびる)
to be lovesick
侘しい (わびしい)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
侘びる (わびる)
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
侘住い (わびずまい)
solitary life; wretched abode
待ちわびる (まちわびる)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
詫び言 (わびごと)
apology
侘と寂 (わびとさび)
taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi
侘び寂び (わびさび、ワビサビ)
aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
侘ぶ (わぶ)
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
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