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Dictionary: “粋”

粋

いき

chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated

Example sentence

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粋
On
すい
Kun
いき
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・chic

・style

・purity

・essence

・pith

・cream

・elite

・choice

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Related words to 粋

20 related words

粋

いき

→

understanding;considerate;thoughtful;sensible

粋

いき

→

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

粋

すい

→

essence;the best;cream

粋がる

いきがる

→

to be pretentious;to put on airs;to try to appear smart;to act brave;to try to look cool

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);playing the dandy ruins a man

粋な人

すいなひと

→

man of well-cultivated tastes

粋な裁き

すいなさばき

→

delicate judgment;delicate judgement

粋ぶる

いきぶる

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to be pretentious;to put on airs;to try to appear smart;to act brave;to try to look cool

粋を利かす

すいをきかす

→

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

粋を集める

すいをあつめる

→

to collect the best;to put together the cream of the crop

粋人

すいじん

→

person of refined tastes;sophisticated person

粋作り

いきづくり

→

stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.);sophistication;refinement;class;style

粋筋

いきすじ

→

red-light district;pleasure quarters

粋

すい

→

chic;smart;stylish;tasteful;refined;sophisticated

粋人

すいじん

→

man of the world;understanding person

粋筋

いきすじ

→

love affair;romance

粋

すい

→

considerate;understanding;thoughtful;tactful

粋人

すいじん

→

man about town

粋

すい

→

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

粋狂

すいきょう

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whim;caprice;vagary;eccentricity