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Elements of the Tea Ceremony
Wa Kei Sei Jaku
wa kei sei jaku
和, 敬, 清, 寂 or Wa, Kei, Sei, Jaku are the principles of the way of tea or 茶道.
The meanings are:
Harmony 和 (wa).
Respect 敬 (kei).
Purity 清 (sei).
Tranquility 寂 (jaku).
These principles or tenets were created by tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591). More about these ideas: Chanoyu
See Also: The Way of Tea
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
瓊 琼 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung kei / ke けい |
More info & calligraphy: Joan(personal name) Kei |
磬 see styles |
qìng qing4 ch`ing ching kei / ke けい |
More info & calligraphy: Khánhsounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples; (given name) Kei A piece of flat stone or metal, used as a gong, or for musical percussion. |
京 see styles |
jīng jing1 ching kyou(p); kei / kyo(p); ke きょう(P); けい |
capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old) (1) (きょう only) imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); (2) (きょう only) (See 伊呂波歌) final word of an iroha poem; (numeric) (3) (usu. けい) 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion; (surname, female given name) Miyako capital |
兄 see styles |
xiōng xiong1 hsiung nii / ni にい |
elder brother (suffix noun) (familiar language) (See お兄さん・1) older brother; elder brother; (personal name) Kei Elder brother. |
刑 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing kei / ke けい |
punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment (n,n-suf) penalty; sentence; punishment punishment |
卿 see styles |
qīng qing1 ch`ing ching kei / ke けい |
high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old) (pronoun) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (masculine speech) (archaism) (used to address someone of equal or lower status) you; (pronoun) (2) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (used by a ruler to address a subject) you; (given name) Akira you |
奎 see styles |
kuí kui2 k`uei kuei kei / ke けい |
crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy {astron} (See 二十八宿,白虎・びゃっこ・2) Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (personal name) Fumi |
形 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing kei / ke けい |
to appear; to look; form; shape (suffix) (1) form; (2) (abbreviation) {gramm} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 形容詞) adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese); (surname) Kata Form, figure, appearance, the body. |
径 see styles |
kei; watari(ok) / ke; watari(ok) けい; わたり(ok) |
diameter; (personal name) Wataru |
揭 see styles |
jiē jie1 chieh kei |
to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask To lift up, or off, uncover; make known, stick up, publish; translit. g, ga, kha. |
敬 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching kei / ke けい |
(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely reverence; respect; (female given name) Yuki Reverence, respect. |
景 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching kei / ke けい |
(bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight (1) vista; view; scene; scenic view; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for scenes (in a play); (female given name) Miyoshi Prospect, view, circumstances. |
桂 see styles |
guì gui4 kuei kei / ke けい |
cassia; laurel (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 桂馬・1) knight; (female given name) Mari |
珪 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei kei / ke けい |
variant of 圭[gui1] (female given name) Kei |
硅 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei kei / ke けい |
silicon (chemistry) (given name) Kei |
系 see styles |
xì xi4 hsi kei / ke けい |
system; department; faculty (n,n-suf) (1) system; lineage; group; (2) {math} corollary; (n,n-suf) (3) {geol} system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (n,n-suf) (4) (taxonomical) series; (personal name) Kei |
経 see styles |
jīng jing1 ching kei / ke けい |
Japanese variant of 經|经 (1) warp (weaving); (2) longitude; (3) (See 経・きょう) scripture; sutra; (prefix noun) (4) (See 経会陰生検・けいえいんせいけん) trans-; (personal name) Nobu |
綮 see styles |
qǐ qi3 ch`i chi kei / ke けい |
embroidered banner (female given name) Kei |
繫 系 see styles |
xì xi4 hsi kei |
to connect; to arrest; to worry To fasten, attach to, connect; think of, be attached to, fix the thoughts on. |
繼 继 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kei |
to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards To continue, inherit, adopt, 相繼; 繼嗣. |
罫 see styles |
guà gua4 kua kei; ke(ok) / ke; ke(ok) けい; け(ok) |
squares of a chess board (1) rule; (ruled) line; (2) line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.) |
罽 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kei |
(fishing net); woolen rug A fishing net (of hair) translit. k, c, r. |
茎 see styles |
kuki くき |
stalk; stem; (female given name) Kei |
荊 荆 see styles |
jīng jing1 ching kei / ke けい |
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] (1) thorny shrub; (2) wild rose; briar; (3) thorn; (4) (archit) cusp; (surname) Kei |
計 计 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kei / ke けい |
to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge (n,n-suf) (1) plan; (n,n-suf) (2) meter; measuring device; (prefix) (3) (in) total; total (of); (given name) Hakaru To reckon, count (on); scheme; add to, annex; translit. ke; cf. 髻, 鷄. |
詣 诣 see styles |
yì yi4 i kei |
to go (to visit a superior); one's current attainment in learning or art to reach |
謦 see styles |
qì qi4 ch`i chi kei |
cough slightly To speak softly; to clear the throat. It is in contrast with 咳 to speak loudly, etc.; the two together indicate laughter. |
警 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching kei / ke けい |
to alert; to warn; police (personal name) Kei To warn. |
軽 see styles |
qīng qing1 ch`ing ching kei / ke けい |
Japanese variant of 輕|轻[qing1] (prefix) (1) light (e.g. aircraft, truck); (2) (abbreviation) (See 軽自動車) light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car; (surname) Karusaki |
迥 see styles |
jiǒng jiong3 chiung kei |
distant far |
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