Kanji Details:
- 粋
- Frequency:1768
- Kun: いき
- On: スイ
- Meaning: chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 純粋 じゅんすい pure, true, genuine, unmixed 粋 いき, すい chic, stylish, refined, sophisticated, smart; understanding, sympathetic; the best 生粋 きっすい pure, genuine, natural-born 抜粋 ばっすい extract, excerpt, selection 国粋 こくすい national characteristics 無粋 ぶすい no sense of refinement, inelegant, lacking in polish, unromantic, boorish 国粋主義 こくすいしゅぎ nationalism, extreme patriotism 粋がる いきがる to be stylish, to try to appear smart 小粋 こいき smart, stylish 純粋培養 じゅんすいばいよう clean (pure) culture