わ
和
けい
敬
せい
清
じゃく
寂

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わ
和
けい
敬
せい
清
じゃく
寂
 和敬清寂 わけいせいじゃく
わ
和
けい
敬
せい
静
じゃく
寂
 和敬静寂 わけいせいじゃく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

harmony, Japanese style, peace
ワ　より　オ (3rd, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
awe, respect, honor
ケイ　うやま.う　キョウ (6th, N2)
any, at all, in the least
コウ　ク　いやしく.も (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
pure, purify, cleanse
セイ　きよ.い　し (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
blue, green
あお　セイ　お (1st, N4)
life, (生 variant)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
loneliness, quietly, mellow
さび　ジャク　セキ (Early Jr. High, N1)
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)
uncle, youth
シュク　よし (Early High School, N1)
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
シュク　まめ
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)