雅（みやび）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: elegance / refinement
Example sentences
- 宮廷の雅な文化にふれる。 — I get a taste of the elegant culture of the imperial court.
- 雅な調べが流れる。 — An elegant melody flows through the air.
Idioms & proverbs containing “雅”
- 雅俗折衷 (がぞくせっちゅう) — blending of the classical and colloquial styles
- 雅俗混交 (がぞくこんこう) — mixture of both culture and vulgarism; mixture of both literary and colloquial (language)
Antonyms
- 俗 (ぞく)
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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