雅 means “elegance, refinement, grace”

が · ga

Also: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

みやび

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ガ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

The story

A tusk (牙) and a bird (隹): picture an ivory-billed crane stepping slowly through a palace garden. 雅 is courtly elegance, the みやび of the Heian court; 優雅 is graceful, and 雅楽, the ancient court music, is still played at the Imperial Palace.

Used in 優雅 (yuuga, elegant/graceful), 雅楽 (gagaku, court music), and 雅 (miyabi, courtly refinement)

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