The kanji 粋: meaning, readings and stroke order

粋

Meaning: pure, stylish
On reading: スイ sui
Kun reading: いき iki
Strokes: 10
Radical: 米 rice
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Old form: 粹

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tinh tuý, lịch lãm (túy)
Japanese: まじりけがない。あかぬけている。
Korean: 순수하다, 세련되다 (수)
Chinese: 纯粹、潇洒 (粹)

Readings, words and example sentences

スイ sui · on reading · less common

純じゅん粋すい
pure, sincere
純じゅん粋すいな気持ちです。
These are pure, honest feelings.

いき iki · kun reading · less common

粋いき
stylish, classy
粋いきなはからいでした。
That was a classy, thoughtful touch.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.