粋 — kanji meaning “chic”
粋
chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
- Meanings
- chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
- On'yomi
- スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi
- いき
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1768 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- cuì, suì
Words with 粋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true; genuine |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい bassui | extract; excerpt; selection |
| 生粋 | きっすい kissui | pure; genuine; trueborn |
| 国粋 | こくすい kokusui | national characteristics |
| 無粋 | ぶすい busui | boorish; inelegant; unpolished |
| 粋人 | すいじん suijin | person of refined tastes; sophisticated person |
| 国粋主義 | こくすいしゅぎ kokusuishugi | nationalism; extreme patriotism |
| 小粋 | こいき koiki | stylish; smart; chic |
| 純粋培養 | じゅんすいばいよう junsuibaiyou | clean (pure) culture |
| 清粋 | せいすい seisui | elegance |
| 精粋 | せいすい seisui | purity; unselfishness |
| 粋がる | いきがる ikigaru | to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart |
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