Words — 40 found
1. elegance; taste; refinement
いきづく
粋作り
1. stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.); sophistication; refinement; class; style
しぶ
渋み
1. astringency; tartness
2. austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style; quiet taste; refinement
渋味 【しぶみ】
1. scouring; degumming
2. training
ぶふうりゅう
無風流
1. unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic; boorish
不風流 【ぶふうりゅう】
むしゅみ
無趣味
1. having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum
2. tasteless; prosaic; vulgar; dull; dry; uninteresting
すさ
荒む
1. to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate
2. to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)
3. to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severeusu. after -masu stem
進む 【すさむ】、遊む 【すさむ】
わさ
侘び寂び
1. wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfectionUsually written using kana alone
侘寂 【わびさび】、詫び寂び 【わびさび】、ワビサビ
詫び寂び: Irregular kanji usage.
わるだっしゃ
悪達者
1. skilled but shoddy; skilled but without style; skilled but lacking in refinement
2. skilled but shoddy performer; person who is skilled but lacks taste
わ
侘び
1. taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; wabi
2. enjoyment of a quiet life
侘 【わび】、佗 【わび】、佗び 【わび】
侘: Irregular okurigana usage. 佗: Irregular okurigana usage.
ぶんしつひんぴん
文質彬彬
1. harmony of beauty and substance; (perfect) balance of looks and characterYojijukugo (four character compound)
2. harmony of refinement and simplicityYojijukugo (four character compound)
すさ
荒ぶ
2. to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)
3. to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severeusu. after -masu stem
4. to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play aroundArchaic, Only applies to 遊ぶ
進ぶ 【すさぶ】、遊ぶ 【すさぶ】
たわむ
戯れる
1. to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke
2. to flirt withOnly applies to たわむれる
3. to have elegance; to have refinementArchaic, Only applies to ざれる
戯れる 【ざれる】
きいんせいどう
気韻生動
1. being animated (vivid) with grace (elegance, refinement)Yojijukugo (four character compound)