無粋

ぶすい

Also written 不粋

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

Kanji

• 無 without. Read as ブ.
• 粋 pure. Read as スイ.

Example sentences

• いきなり本人に誰何するのも無粋と考えました。
  I thought it would be boorish to challenge his identity without warning.
• 今は手を握るという行為はひどく無粋な気がした。
  I felt that it would be rude if I held her hand now.

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