粋
いき
Meanings
- な-adjective, Noun chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated (also written as 意気) Antonym: 野暮 (やぼ).
- understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible
- familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
Kanji
- 粋 chic. Read as いき.
Example sentences
- どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。
They'll never truly understand the essence of Japanese culture anyway. - 人々はガスでいきが苦しくなった。
People were choking on the gas. - 今年度の入学式の前日に、昨年度入学式ができなかった新２年生の為の入学式をするなんて、粋な計らいだね。
Holding an extra entrance ceremony for second year students who weren't able to attend last academic year, what a stellar idea.
Common phrases
- 粋を集める (すいをあつめる) to collect the best
Words containing 粋
- 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.)
And 2 more.