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風流 (ふうりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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の
家いえ
は
風ふう
流りゅう
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庭にわ
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有ゆう
名めい
だ
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His house is famous for its elegant garden.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 風ふう 流りゅう と 感かん じる to sense something as having refined, poetic elegance
Some people find the sound of falling leaves elegantly poetic.
風ふう 流りゅう を 楽たの しむ to enjoy refined, aesthetic pleasures
In autumn, we enjoy the refined pleasure of moon-viewing in the garden.
風ふう 流りゅう を 解かい する to appreciate/understand refined aesthetic taste
He is one of the few friends who truly appreciates refined taste.
風ふう 流りゅう な 〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 an elegant, tastefully refined thing/scene
The small tea house in the bamboo grove is a tastefully refined building.
Related words· 6 優雅 describes grace and elegance in a broad, general sense, while 風流 specifically evokes a traditional Japanese aesthetic sensibility tied to poetry and nature.
粋 describes a chic, stylish, somewhat edgy refinement often linked to Edo-period urban culture, whereas 風流 is a more classical, poetic elegance.
雅 emphasizes courtly, refined grace rooted in Heian-era aesthetics, while 風流 more broadly covers an appreciation of subtle beauty in nature and the arts.
風流 evokes traditional, poetic or Zen-tinged refinement, while 雅致 is a more formal literary term for artistic grace in general.
Show 2 more 風流 highlights artistic sensibility and appreciation of natural or aesthetic beauty, whereas 雅 focuses on the quality of elegance itself.
風流 describes a refined, artistic lifestyle or pursuit, while 風情 describes the elegant atmosphere of a scene or object itself.
Word family unrefined; tasteless; inelegant
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic; boorish
being absorbed in elegant cultural pursuits
Etymology A Sino-Japanese word from Chinese 風流, originally associated with social customs and cultivated conduct. In Japanese it developed senses centering on elegance, artistic taste, and refined enjoyment.
風ふう 流りゅう 韻いん 事じ
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits
