粋
粋

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

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純粋じゅんすいNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #2169
1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

Examples
純粋に、ミクシィユーザーが言うところの「変な人」ってどんな人なのか、私にはいまいちわからないのだ。
It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.
無粋不粋ぶすいNoun～な Adj.Freq #11619
1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

Examples
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.
粋いきNoun～な Adj.Freq #12135
1

Also written as 意気

chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated

Examples
今日の格好はとっても粋ですね。
You're looking snappy today.
2

understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible

3

familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

生粋生っ粋きっすいNoun～の Adj.Freq #17420
1

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

Examples
彼は生粋のパリっ子です。
He is a Parisian born and bred.
酔狂粋狂すいきょう酔興Noun～な Adj.Freq #19153
1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

粋がる意気がるいきがるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #39407
1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

抜粋ばっすい抜萃NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #39617
1

extract; excerpt; selection

Examples
彼はその詩から一節を抜粋した。
He extracted a passage from the poem.
小粋こいき小意気Noun～な Adj.Freq #41643
1

stylish; smart; chic; tasteful; snappy; dapper

Examples
彼女、小粋な服装してるよね。
Her dress has an understated charm.
2

Archaic; As 小意気すぎる

conceited; cheeky

純粋無垢じゅんすいむくNoun～な Adj.Freq #43285
1

pure and innocent; immaculate

粋を集めるすいをあつめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #54206
1

to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

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