Enemy

Japanese: 仇∥婀娜 - あだ

Aesthetic sense in the late Edo period. Shikitei Sanba was the first to use the Chinese word "na," which describes the suppleness and grace of a woman's figure, for "aku," which means infidelity or sexiness. This word was then widely used in Tamenaga Shunsui's human interest stories to describe the somewhat decadent sensual beauty of women in the Edo downtown area. When the "courage" and "tension" that support the aesthetics of "iki" begin to slacken, the beauty of "ada" overflows. [Maeda Ai]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸末期の美意識。浮気やいろっぽさを意味する〈仇〉に女性の姿態のしなやかさやたおやかさを表す漢語の〈婀娜〉を当てたのは，式亭三馬を嚆矢（こうし）とするが，この語はやがて為永春水の人情本で江戸下町の女性のやや頽（くず）れた官能美を表現する言葉として盛んに用いられる。〈いき〉の美学を支える〈意気地〉と〈張（はり）〉が弛緩しはじめたときに，〈あだ〉の美感があふれだすのである。【前田愛】

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