粋 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 粋意味

chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice

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粋 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

いき iki

KUNYOMI　訓読み

スイ sui

Examples

今日の格好はとっても粋ですね。

You’re looking snappy today.

どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。

The essence of Japanese culture could never be appreciated by them.

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辱 embarrass, humiliate, shame

毅 strong

轄 control, wedge

猿 monkey

弦 bowstring, chord, hypotenuse