さび（さび）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: sabi (aged beauty)
Example sentences
- 古い物にさびの美しさを見る。 — He sees the beauty of sabi, quiet elegance, in old things.
- わびとさびは日本の美意識だ。 — Wabi and sabi are core to Japanese aesthetic sensibility.
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