侘び寂び の意味 | Babel Free

定義

wabi-sabi, an aesthetic of transience and imperfection

等価語

例文

“みんなも明るいばかりでなく、そのウラにある人生のわび・さびをわかるようにならなきゃダメだよ。”

It’s not that everyone is so cheerful; you must understand the wabi-sabi of the life behind that facade.

“僕の考える世界最終戦争っていうのは、頭と体の戦い。計算力と感覚力の戦い。国家に代表させればですね、ツルピカ新品力のアメリカと、侘び寂び中古力日本との戦いですよ。”

In my opinion, the world’s last battle is between the head and the body. It is a battle between calculation and intuition. If we described it as nations, it is a battle between the shiny new power of the United States and the wabi-sabi ancient power of Japan.

“[八板郁雄は]佐賀県唐津市で修業の後、登り窯を築窯。侘び寂びを感じさせる味わい深い花入れや食器、茶器など１５０点を展示即売。”

After training in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, [Ikuo Yaita] built a climbing kiln. He will exhibit for sale 150 ceramic pieces, including vases, tableware, and tea sets, that give a strong sense of wabi-sabi.

“幕末には過剰な表現がはやるんだよ。例えば成田山新勝寺（千葉県成田市）のお堂には、建物の周りにものすごく派手な彫り物がある。「わびさび」より「やりすぎ」。”

Excess in expression was popular during the Bakumatsu period. For example, the great hall of Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple (Narita, Chiba Prefecture) is covered in gaudy carvings. ‘Over-the-top’ rather than ‘wabi-sabi’.

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