粋
粋 — Chic
chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream
On’yomiスイ (sui)
Kun’yomiいき (iki)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 粋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true; genuine |
| 粋 | いき iki | chic; smart; stylish |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい bassui | extract; excerpt; selection |
| 生粋 | きっすい kissui | pure; genuine; trueborn |
| 国粋 | こくすい kokusui | national characteristics |
| 国粋主義 | こくすいしゅぎ kokusuishugi | nationalism; extreme patriotism |
Study notes
粋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1768 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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