侘び（わび）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: wabi rustic beauty
Example sentences
- 茶道には侘びの心がある。 — There's a spirit of wabi in the tea ceremony.
- 侘びは日本の美しさの一つだ。 — Wabi is one form of Japanese beauty.
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