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和敬清寂 (わけいせいじゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo encapsulating the four core principles of the Japanese tea ceremony (sadō): wa (harmony), kei (respect), sei (purity), and jaku (tranquility). Often cited as a guiding philosophy rather than a common everyday word.
Sen no Rikyū made wa-kei-sei-jaku the guiding principle of chanoyu.
Written forms 和わ 敬けい 清せい 寂じゃく
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
和わ 敬けい 静せい 寂じゃく
irregular kanji usage
Variant spelling using 静 instead of 清; considered irregular kanji usage.
Kanji 和 harmony, Japanese style, peace 寂 loneliness, quietly, mellow Etymology A yojijukugo composed of four kanji: 和 (harmony), 敬 (respect), 清 (purity), and 寂 (tranquility). The phrase is traditionally attributed to Sen no Rikyū and encapsulates the spiritual ideals of the Japanese tea ceremony.
