JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 粋

chic

chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
いき
Onyomi 音読み
スイ
Nanori 名乗り
きよただ

Old form: 粹 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1768
Strokes
10
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 34 common entries

Showing 34 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

いき

understanding

粋がる

いきがる

to be pretentious

粋が身を食う

すいがみをくう

too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes)

粋な裁き

すいなさばき

delicate judgment

粋な人

すいなひと

man of well-cultivated tastes

粋ぶる

いきぶる

to be pretentious

粋を集める

すいをあつめる

to collect the best

粋を利かす

すいをきかす

to show tact (in relationship matters)

粋筋

いきすじ

love affair

粋作り

いきづくり

stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.)

粋人

すいじん

man about town

酔狂

すいきょう

whim

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はいつもな服を着ている。

He always wears chic and stylish clothes.

な言い回しに思わず笑った。

I couldn't help laughing at the witty, stylish phrasing.

祖父のな計らいに皆が感心した。

Everyone admired my grandfather's tasteful gesture.

彼女は下町のな雰囲気が好きだ。

She likes the chic atmosphere of the old downtown area.

その店は小さいが、どこかだ。

The shop is small, but somehow it feels stylish.