粋

pure; chic; style; purity; essence; pith; cream; elite

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1768.

Readings

• スイ (on reading): 純粋 (じゅんすい) pure; 抜粋 (ばっすい) extract
• いき (kun reading): 粋 (いき) chic; 小粋 (こいき) stylish

Components

• 米
• 卆
• 九 radical nine
• 十 radical ten
• 米 radical rice

Words using 粋

• 純粋 (じゅんすい) pure
• 抜粋 (ばっすい) extract
• 生粋 (きっすい) pure
• 無粋 (ぶすい) boorish
• 国粋主義 (こくすいしゅぎ) nationalism
• 粋 (いき) chic
• 小粋 (こいき) stylish
• 粋がる (いきがる) to be pretentious
• 粋作り (いきづくり) stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.)
• 粋筋 (いきすじ) red-light district

33 words in all.

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