かん
閑
じゃく
寂
こ
枯
たん
淡

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. esthetic sense in Japanese art emphasizing quiet simplicity and subdued refinement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
閑
じゃく
寂
こ
枯
たん
淡
 閑寂枯淡 かんじゃくこたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leisure
カン　が　より (9th, N1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
loneliness, quietly, mellow
さび　ジャク　セキ (7th, 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 (9th, 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 (8th, N1)
wither, die, dry up
か.れる　コ (7th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
thin, faint, pale
あわ.い　タン (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお　エン　ぬく (8th, N1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)