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雅人 (gajin) Japanese meaning: person of refined taste | Kotomora じ 字
Kanji 雅 gracious, elegant, graceful Related words 風ふう 流りゅう 人じん 風流人 also means a person of refined taste, but emphasizes elegance and artistic refinement, while 雅人 has a slightly more classical, literary nuance.
文ぶん 化か 人じん 文化人 refers to a cultured person or intellectual, often in a broader sense including academics and public figures, whereas 雅人 is more narrowly focused on aesthetic refinement.
Etymology Composed of 雅 (elegance, refinement) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound follows a common pattern for describing a type of person.
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