寂 — kanji meaning “loneliness”
寂
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
- Meanings
- loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
- On'yomi
- ジャク (jaku)、セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- さび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1599 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- jì, jí — Chinese character page
Words with 寂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寂しい | さびしい sabishii | lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; forlorn |
| 静寂 | せいじゃく seijaku | silence; stillness; quietness |
| 静寂 | しじま shijima | silence; stillness; quietness |
| 寂しげ | さびしげ sabishige | seeming lonely |
| 寂寥 | せきりょう sekiryou | loneliness; desolateness |
| 寂寞 | せきばく sekibaku | lonely; lonesome; dreary |
| 寂寞 | じゃくまく jakumaku | lonely; lonesome; dreary |
| 寂光 | じゃっこう jakkou | light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination |
| 寂滅 | じゃくめつ jakumetsu | achieving nirvana |
| 寂静 | じゃくじょう jakujou | quiet; stillness; tranquility |
| 寂れる | さびれる sabireru | to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate |
| 物寂しい | ものさびしい monosabishii | lonely |
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