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elegant; tasteful; refined
Having a refined aesthetic sensibility, especially in ways connected to nature, traditional arts, or Japanese cultural ideals. Suggests an appreciation for subtle beauty and simplicity.
風流な庭ですね。
What an elegant garden.
縁側で月を眺めるのは風流だ。
Gazing at the moon from the veranda is a refined pleasure.
祖父は風流を愛する人で、俳句や茶道をたしなんでいた。
My grandfather was a man who loved refined pursuits and practiced haiku and tea ceremony.
A key aesthetic concept in Japanese culture. Can function as a na-adjective (風流な) or as a noun meaning refined taste or elegance.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 風流な庭 (elegant garden)
- 風流を愛する (love refined beauty)
- 風流を解する (appreciate elegance)
- 風流人 (person of refined taste)
USAGE NOTES:
Connotes traditional Japanese aesthetics — appreciation of seasons, nature, simplicity, and quiet beauty. Unlike おしゃれ (fashionable/stylish), which describes modern or trendy taste, 風流 evokes a classical, often literary sensibility. Related to concepts like 侘び寂び (wabi-sabi) and 粋 (chic/sophisticated).