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典麗 (てんれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

典てん麗れい

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

graceful; elegant

Rare literary word describing refined, graceful beauty, often in formal or classical contexts. Not used in everyday speech.

その詩しは典てん麗れいな表ひょう現げんで知しられている。
The poem is known for its graceful expressions.

Kanji

典code, ceremony, law
麗lovely, beautiful, graceful

Similar words

優ゆう雅が
Common word for elegance and grace; 典麗 is a much rarer, more literary synonym.
典てん雅が
Also a literary word for refined elegance, but slightly more common than 典麗.

Etymology

Compound of 典 (rule, ceremony, elegance) and 麗 (lovely, graceful). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary Sino-Japanese word.