幽ゆう客かく

noun

orchid

Literary or poetic term for an orchid, often in classical Chinese-influenced writing. Cross-referenced with 蘭 (らん), the standard modern word.

See also: 蘭 (らん)

• 漢かん詩しでは、蘭らんのことを「幽ゆう客かく」と詠よむことがある。

  In Chinese-style poetry, orchids are sometimes referred to as 幽客.

noun

hermit; recluse

Literary term for a person who lives in seclusion, often with a nuance of refined solitude. Rare in modern Japanese outside classical or poetic contexts.

• 「幽ゆう客かく」は、俗ぞく世せを離はなれて暮くらす隠いん者じゃを指さす雅が語ごだ。

  幽客 is an elegant word for a hermit who lives away from the mundane world.