寂 — Stroke Order, Readings & Meaning

Readings

On readingジャク、セキ

Kun readingさび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

lonelinessRtK
裁判官は傍聴人に静寂にするように命じた。The judge charged the audience to be silent.tatoeba
癌のように蝕む静寂。Silence grows like cancer.tatoeba
quietly
mellow
mature
death of a priest

patina
antique look
elegant simplicity
well-trained voice

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · uncle · above · small (小) · little (小) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 777

Compound words

寂しいさびしい

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

侘び寂びわびさび

wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

和敬清寂わけいせいじゃく

harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony

静寂せいじゃく

silence; stillness; quietness

寂然せきぜん

lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation

to decline (in prosperity)

寂寥感せきりょうかん

feeling of loneliness

侘と寂わびとさび

taste for the simple and quiet

enlightenment leads to serenity

On Reading Examples

その幻は意識の中に宿り、静寂のなかで動かない。せいじゃく

The vision that was planted in my senses still silently lingers.tatoeba

悲鳴で静寂がやぶられた。せいじゃく

A scream broke the silence.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は一人でこの寂しい場所に住んでいます。

He lives in this lonely place by himself.tatoeba

彼が行ってしまった今はとても寂しい。

Now that he has gone, we miss him very much.tatoeba

相場師の中には老人の無知と寂しさに付け込む奴がいる。

Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.tatoeba

寂しくなります。

I'll miss you.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寂

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step