閑寂枯淡

かんじゃくこたん

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective, の-adjective aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement See also: 侘び寂び (わびさび).

Kanji

• 閑 leisure. Read as カン.
• 寂 lonely. Read as ジャク.
• 枯 wither
• 淡 faint. Read as タン.

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