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The subtle and the profound.

Yugen is at the core of the appreciation of beauty and art in Japan. It values the power to evoke, rather that the ability to state directly. The principle of Yugen shows that real beauty exists when, through its suggestiveness, only a few words, or few brush strokes, can suggest what has not been said or shown, and hence awaken many inner thoughts and feelings.

"Yugen is to watch the sun sink behind a flower-clad hill, to wander on and on in a huge forest without thought of return, to stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands, to contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds."
yugen by Farbs July 25, 2006
Related Words
Yuzgen yugen Yungen yurgen Yuzen Yugena yugendhar Yugene Yuzhen yuzvendra
(n)
an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and powerful for words

origin: japan

pronunciation | yoo-gehn
"she pertained a sense of yugen that anyone could admire with great respect"
yugen by aImondmiIk June 21, 2019
slang for a young person with style,other way of saying a fresh kid
nigga im ill and yungen
Yungen by Ripe Words July 20, 2009
Yūgen
Mysterious grace

It is an aspect of Japanese aesthetics, the realisation of the depth and beauty of the universe through its obfuscation.
“Yugen is like an autumn evening under a colorless expanse of silent sky. Somehow, as if for some reason that we should be able to recall, tears well uncontrollably.”
Yugen by θ July 30, 2020
Origin: Sri Lanka. (yu-gay-nah): Commonly thought of to be homosexual due to the inherent syllable 'gay' in his/her name. Usually straightforward, and well-mannered, but tends to make outrageous conclusions regarding current conflicts. Increasingly clever and strongly-opinionated regarding his home country but also confused when considering his orientation. Makes friends easily and very confident about his looks
Girl 1:Who's are you?
Yugena: It's me yugena, the hottest, bad*** you'll ever meet. You're welcome
Yugena by internet explorer July 17, 2014
A person that is younger den you
Oi the yungen up the rd I if he just bricked this house unit fam
Yungen by Kelsey14 December 26, 2017