粋 — chic, style, purity

Common words with 粋

• 純粋じゅんすいpure; true; genuine; unmixedCommon

  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.

• 粋いきchic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticatedCommon

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

• 抜粋ばっすいextract; excerpt; selectionCommon

  彼はその詩から一節を抜粋した。
  He extracted a passage from the poem.

• 生粋きっすいpure; genuine; trueborn; natural-bornOccasional
• 国粋こくすいnational characteristicsOccasional
• 無粋ぶすいboorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactlessOccasional
• 国粋主義こくすいしゅぎnationalism; extreme patriotismOccasional
• 小粋こいきstylish; smart; chic; tasteful; snappy; dapperOccasional
• 純粋理性じゅんすいりせい(Kantian) pure reasonRare
• 純粋理性批判じゅんすいりせいひはんCritique of Pure Reason (Kant); Kritik der reinen VernunftRare
• 粋な人すいなひとman of well-cultivated tastesRare
• 粋すいessence; the best; creamRare
• 粋作りいきづくりstylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.); sophistication; ref…Rare
• 粋がるいきがるto be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try…Rare
• 流行の粋りゅうこうのすいthe cream (pink) of fashionRare
• 粋を集めるすいをあつめるto collect the best; to put together the cream of the cropRare
• 清粋せいすいeleganceRare
• 粋が身を食うすいがみをくうtoo much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with…Rare
• 純粋培養じゅんすいばいようclean (pure) cultureRare
• 純粋無垢じゅんすいむくpure and innocent; immaculateRare

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