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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kū jì
"侘寂美学强调在不完美中发现自然之美。"
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A traditional Japanese aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection, appreciating beauty that is incomplete, impermanent, and flawed.
"The artisan's pottery embraced wabi-sabi, with its uneven glaze and subtle cracks telling a unique story of age."
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Characterized by a rustic, unpretentious beauty arising from age, wear, or imperfections.
"Her living room had a distinctly wabi-sabi feel, decorated with weathered wood, faded linens, and handcrafted earthenware."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Japanese, 'wabi' originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature away from society, later shifting to mean rustic simplicity or quietness, while 'sabi' meant 'chill', 'lean', or 'withered'. Over centuries, particularly influenced by Zen Buddhism and the Japanese tea ceremony, the combined term evolved to represent a profound aesthetic philosophy centered on finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wabi-sabi" is said worldwide
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wabi-sabi
Transliteration: wa-bi sa-bi
"La philosophie du wabi-sabi célèbre la beauté de l'imperfection."
Wabi-Sabi
Transliteration: wabi sabi
"Das Konzept von Wabi-Sabi findet man oft in der traditionellen japanischen Kunst."
wabi-sabi
Transliteration: wabi sabi
"Il wabi-sabi è un concetto estetico giapponese legato all'imperfezione."
wabi-sabi
Transliteration: wa-bi sa-bi
"El wabi-sabi encuentra la belleza en lo imperfecto y lo efímero."
wabi-sabi
Transliteration: wabi sabi
"O wabi-sabi valoriza a beleza das coisas imperfeitas e naturais."
वाबी-साबी
Transliteration: vabi-sabi
"वाबी-साबी अधूरापन और सादगी में सुंदरता देखने का दृष्टिकोण है।"
枯寂
Transliteration: kū jì
"侘寂美学强调在不完美中发现自然之美。"
와비사비
Transliteration: wabisabi
"와비사비는 불완전함 속에서 아름다움을 찾는 미학입니다."
わびさび
Transliteration: wabi-sabi
Script: 侘寂
"日本の伝統的な美意識であるわびさびの世界観に魅力を感じる。"
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