Moto 粋 (いき)chic; smart; stylish
- chic; smart; stylishadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- considerate; understanding; sympatheticadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- essence; the best; the creamnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Kanji in 粋
Words that share its kanji
- 純粋じゅんすいpure; true
- 国粋こくすいnational characteristics
- 国粋主義こくすいしゅぎnationalism; extreme patriotism
- 小粋こいきstylish; smart
- 抜粋ばっすいextract; excerpt
- 無粋ぶすいboorish; inelegant
- 生粋きっすいpure; genuine
- 不粋ぶいきvulgar; unrefined
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