Wabi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wabi is a noun meaning (Zen Buddhism) A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.
Meaning
(Zen Buddhism) A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.
Example Sentences
A lamp here, table, bookcase, print on the wall. The incredible Japanese sense of wabi.
One of these changes would be the further refinement of the concept of wabi as an aesthetic ideal, and that was to be the work of Takeno Jōō, under whom the Way of Tea would mature.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yugen, winsomeness, kawaii, repose, bewdy, bienness.
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