Kanji

雅

雅

gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

隹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みやび

Nanori (Name Reading)

ただ, ただし, つね, なり, のり, ひとし, まさ, まさし, まさり, まさる, みやび, もと

Common Readings

ガ

Example sentences

優雅 ゆうが
彼女は優雅にピアノを弾いた。

She played the piano elegantly.

婦人 ふじん
その婦人は優雅に微笑んだ。

The lady smiled elegantly.

風雅 ふうが
彼は風雅な生活を好む。

He prefers a refined lifestyle.

雅楽 ががく
正月に神社で雅楽の演奏を聴いた。

I listened to a Gagaku performance at a shrine on New Year's Day.

律呂 りつりょ
雅楽の律呂が静かに響き渡る。

The melody of Gagaku resonates quietly.

雅やか みやびやか
平安時代の雅やかな文化に憧れを抱く。

I feel an admiration for the elegant culture of the Heian period.

管弦 かんげん
遠くから雅やかな管弦の音が聞こえてきた。

The elegant sound of wind and string instruments came from afar.

Example Vocabulary

優雅

ゆうが

elegant; graceful; refined

雅

みやび

典雅

てんが

雅

みやび

風雅

ふうが

elegance; refinement; poetic taste

雅楽

ががく

gagaku; ancient Japanese court music

雅やか

みやびやか

elegant; graceful; refined

古雅

こが

高雅

こうが

雅兄

がけい

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