refinement; elegance; gracefulness
Formal or literary term for refined taste, elegance, or sophisticated grace, often used in aesthetic or cultural contexts.
His calligraphy has a unique elegance.
This tea bowl is full of refined grace.
Compound of 雅 (elegance, refinement) and 味 (taste, flavor), literally 'refined taste'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary Japanese to denote aesthetic sophistication.