雅(みやび)

みやび
noun, na-adjective
elegance; refinement; courtly grace; miyabi
formalculturehistory
1. elegance; refinement; courtly grace
A refined, sophisticated aesthetic sensibility associated with the aristocratic culture of the Heian period; the quality of being tasteful and cultured.
平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)の雅(みやび)を感(かん)じる。
I feel the elegance of the Heian period.
雅(みやび)な歌(うた)の世界(せかい)に浸(ひた)った。
I immersed myself in the refined world of poetry.
京都(きょうと)の庭園(ていえん)には雅(みやび)と侘(わ)びが共存(きょうぞん)している。
In Kyoto gardens, courtly elegance and rustic simplicity coexist.

Cultural note

雅(みやび) was the aesthetic ideal of the Heian aristocracy (794–1185): refined taste, accomplishment in poetry, music, and calligraphy, and elegant manners.

Etymology

  • From the old verb みやぶ, "to behave in the manner of the 宮(みや) (court)".

Forms

  • 雅(みやび)な + noun: refined, elegant
  • 雅(みやび)やか: elegant (adjectival form)

Common collocations

Related words

  • 侘(わ)び: rustic simplicity
  • 寂(さ)び: the beauty of age and patina
  • 粋(いき): the urban chic of Edo townspeople

Related Words

Related: 侘(わ)び (rustic simplicity)
Related: 粋(いき) (urban chic)
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