き
綺
れい
麗
　
さ
　
び

noun

  1. kirei-sabi, esthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
綺
れい
麗
　
さ
　
び
 綺麗さび きれいさび
　
き
　
れ
　
い
さ
寂
　
び
 きれい寂び きれいさび
き
綺
れい
麗
さ
寂
　
び
 綺麗寂び きれいさび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

figured cloth, beautiful
キ　あや (Kentei 1, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
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)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (7th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
lovely, beautiful, graceful
レイ　うるわ.しい　り (7th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)