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幽ゆう寂じゃく味み

Meanings

1

solitude; quiet elegance

A literary term evoking a refined, quiet, and lonely atmosphere. Rare in everyday speech; more common in classical or poetic contexts.

この古ふるい寺でらには幽ゆう寂じゃく味みが漂ただよっている。
This old temple has an air of quiet solitude.

Kanji

幽seclude, confine to a room, deep
寂loneliness, quietly, mellow
味flavor, taste

Related words

侘わび寂さび
侘び寂び is a well-known aesthetic concept of rustic simplicity and quietness, while 幽寂味 is a rarer, more literary term for a similar refined, lonely atmosphere.

Built from

幽ゆう寂じゃく+み

Etymology

Compound of 幽 (secluded, faint), 寂 (lonely, quiet), and 味 (flavor, feeling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a literary coinage for a refined, solitary atmosphere.