Word Meaning 粋作り

いきづくり ikizukuri

粋作り is read as いきづくり (ikizukuri) and means stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.)
  2. sophistication
  3. refinement
  4. class
  5. style

Reading

Kana

いきづくり

Romaji

ikizukuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 119415 Priority S

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

手作り

てづくり

handmade

作り

つくり

appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)

米作り

こめづくり

rice cultivation

製作

せいさく

production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

創作

そうさく

fabrication

操作

そうさ

manipulating (to one's benefit)

傑作

けっさく

(unintentionally) hilarious

純粋

じゅんすい

pure