寂
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
Readings
On'yomi
- ジャク
- セキ
Kun'yomi
- さび
- さび.しい
- さび.れる
- さみ.しい
Meaning
寂 centers on a quiet, subdued state of being alone or still: loneliness, quietness, mellow maturity, and the solemn passing of a priest all share this sense of deep, calm isolation.
Most common words using 寂
20 of 45- 寂しいさびしいN5
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
- 静寂せいじゃくN1
silence; stillness; quietness
- 寂れるさびれる
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate
- 寂さび
patina; antique look
- 寂しげさびしげ
seeming lonely
- 寂寥せきりょう
loneliness; desolateness
- 寂然せきぜん
lonely; desolate
- 寂しささびしさN2
(feeling of) loneliness; desolation
- うら寂しいうらさびしい
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
- 侘と寂わびとさび
taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi
- 侘び寂びわびさび
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
- 入寂にゅうじゃく
death of a priest; nirvana; spiritual liberty
- 円寂えんじゃく
nirvana; death of the Buddha
- 口が寂しいくちがさびしい
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
- 口寂しいくちさびしい
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
- 和敬清寂わけいせいじゃく
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
- 寂じゃく
(entering into) nirvana
- 寂々せきせき
sad; lonesome; desolate
- 寂しがり屋さびしがりや
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
- 寂しがるさびしがる
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
Study
Etymology
寂 combines 宀 (roof, building) with 叔, which likely contributes the sound. The compound originally suggested a quiet, still interior, extending to loneliness and solemnity.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof 宀, the lower part 叔 looks like a person sitting quietly alone. Picture a solitary figure in a silent house, feeling the deep calm of loneliness.
Reading mnemonic
For ジャク, imagine a jack-o'-lantern sitting alone under the roof, its quiet glow filling the empty room: jack -> ジャク, and the stillness matches the lonely mood.