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Education / Refinement
jiào yǎng
kyou you
教養 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means to train, to educate, to bring up, to nurture, education, culture, upbringing, early conditioning, cultivation, and/or refinement.
Wabi Sabi
wabi sabi
侘寂 is Wabi-Sabi, the aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasizing quiet simplicity and subdued refinement.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
侘寂 see styles |
wabisabi わびさび |
More info & calligraphy: Wabi Sabi |
教養 教养 see styles |
jiào yǎng jiao4 yang3 chiao yang kyouyou / kyoyo きょうよう |
More info & calligraphy: Education / Refinement(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement |
佗 see styles |
tuó tuo2 t`o to ta わび |
carry on the back (irregular kanji usage) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi He, she, it; other; i.e. 他; translit. tha, e.g. in sthāna , sthāman. |
侘 see styles |
chà cha4 ch`a cha wabi わび |
boast; despondent (irregular okurigana usage) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi |
趣 see styles |
qù qu4 ch`ü chü shu おもむき |
interesting; to interest (1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) taste; (5) grace; charm; refinement Destination, destiny (especially on rebirth): v. 五趣, i.e. the hells, pretas, animals, man, devas. |
京風 see styles |
kyoufuu / kyofu きょうふう |
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement |
佗び see styles |
wabi わび |
(irregular kanji usage) the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi |
侘び see styles |
wabi わび |
the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi |
優美 优美 see styles |
yōu měi you1 mei3 yu mei yuubi / yubi ゆうび |
graceful; fine; elegant (noun or adjectival noun) grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness; (female given name) Yoshimi |
垢抜 see styles |
akanuke あかぬけ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) refinement; style |
幽雅 see styles |
yōu yǎ you1 ya3 yu ya yuuga / yuga ゆうが |
serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music) (noun or adjectival noun) profound elegance; refinement; (given name) Yūga |
推敲 see styles |
tuī qiāo tui1 qiao1 t`ui ch`iao tui chiao suikou / suiko すいこう |
to think over (noun, transitive verb) polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement |
景趣 see styles |
keishu / keshu けいしゅ |
elegance; taste; refinement |
気品 see styles |
kihin きひん |
(1) elegance; refinement; grace; dignity; (2) aroma |
気韻 see styles |
kiin / kin きいん |
dignity; refinement |
氣質 气质 see styles |
qì zhì qi4 zhi4 ch`i chih chi chih |
personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class |
洗煉 洗炼 see styles |
xǐ liàn xi3 lian4 hsi lien senren せんれん |
variant of 洗練|洗练[xi3 lian4] (noun/participle) polish; refinement |
洗練 洗练 see styles |
xǐ liàn xi3 lian4 hsi lien senren せんれん |
agile; nimble; deft (noun/participle) polish; refinement |
洗錬 see styles |
senren せんれん |
(noun/participle) polish; refinement |
渋味 see styles |
shibumi しぶみ |
good taste; astringency; refinement |
精煉 精炼 see styles |
jīng liàn jing1 lian4 ching lien seiren / seren せいれん |
to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc); refined; polished; succinct; skilled; capable (noun/participle) (1) refining; refinement; smelting; (2) training |
精留 see styles |
seiryuu / seryu せいりゅう |
(noun/participle) refinement (e.g. of alcohol); rectification |
精練 精练 see styles |
jīng liàn jing1 lian4 ching lien seiren / seren せいれん |
(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] (noun, transitive verb) (1) scouring; degumming; (noun, transitive verb) (2) training; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (incorrect kanji for 精錬, 製錬) (See 精錬・1) refining; refinement; smelting |
精錬 see styles |
seiren / seren せいれん |
(noun/participle) (1) refining; refinement; smelting; (2) training; (place-name) Seiren |
腔調 腔调 see styles |
qiāng diào qiang1 diao4 ch`iang tiao chiang tiao |
a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement |
製錬 see styles |
seiren / seren せいれん |
(noun/participle) refining; refinement; smelting |
趣き see styles |
omomuki おもむき |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) taste; (5) grace; charm; refinement |
醇化 see styles |
junka じゅんか |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 純化・1) refinement; purification; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (form) gentle persuasion; winning over; influence |
雅び see styles |
miyabi みやび |
(noun or adjectival noun) refinement; elegance |
風流 风流 see styles |
fēng liú feng1 liu2 feng liu fuuryuu(p); furyuu(ok) / furyu(p); furyu(ok) ふうりゅう(P); ふりゅう(ok) |
distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose (noun or adjectival noun) elegance; taste; refinement; (female given name) Kazaru |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Education Refinement | 教養 教养 | kyou you / kyouyou / kyo yo | jiào yǎng jiao4 yang3 jiao yang jiaoyang | chiao yang chiaoyang |
| Wabi Sabi | 侘寂 | wabi sabi / wabisabi | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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