Word Meaning 粋をきかす

すいをきかす suiokikasu

粋をきかす is read as すいをきかす (suiokikasu) and means to show tact (in relationship matters).

Meaning

English

  1. to show tact (in relationship matters)
  2. to be considerate (e.g. of a couple)
  3. to be thoughtful

Reading

Kana

すいをきかす

Romaji

suiokikasu

Writing Variants

  • 粋を利かす すいをきかす sui o kikasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 139387 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

いき

familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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)

粋人

すいじん

man about town

粋な人

すいなひと

man of well-cultivated tastes

粋作り

いきづくり

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

純粋

じゅんすい

pure

抜粋

ばっすい

extract

生粋

きっすい

pure

国粋主義

こくすいしゅぎ

nationalism

国粋

こくすい

national characteristics

無粋

ぶすい

boorish

小粋

こいき

conceited