Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1599 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

Kunyomi: さび さび.しい さび.れる さみ.しい

Onyomi: ジャク セキ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: roof

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ジャク (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil

セキゼン lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation

和敬清 ワケイセイジャク harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony

クウジャク complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized), quiet and lonely

ジャク (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil

セキゼン lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation

ゲキセキ silent and still, desolate

セキセキ sad, lonesome, desolate

Kunyomi Examples

さび patina, antique look, elegant simplicity, well-trained voice

しい さびしい lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

侘と わびとさび taste for the simple and quiet, wabi and sabi

せきせき sad, lonesome, desolate

しい さびしい lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

れる さびれる to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate, to taper off (of a sound)

しい さびしい lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate