noun

  1. taste for the simple and quiet, rustic simplicity, austere refinement, wabi.
  2. enjoyment of a quiet life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
侘び わび
わび
わび
 
佗び わび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

proud, lonely
わび.しい わ.びる タ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
home, house, residence
タク たけ やけ (6th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)