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Kanji 雅: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 雅: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

Key takeaways

Kanji 雅: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

graciouselegantgracefulrefined

On reading

Kun reading

みや.び

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 雅

gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

牙 + 隹

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the elegant combination of a bird (隹) and precious ivory (牙), representing rare beauty and refinement. This character is used in words like 'elegance' (優雅) or 'graceful' (端雅).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 雅致がち

    elegance / good taste / refinement

Commonly used words

  • 雅致
    がち

    elegance / good taste / refinement

Example sentences

Example 1

この庭の致がとても美しいです。

Translation

The elegance of this garden is very beautiful.

Example 2

彼女の服装には致が感じられます。

Translation

You can feel elegance in her outfit.

Kanji 雅: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined | Daily Nihongo