Question

粋 いき 純粋(じゅんすい): pure; true; genuine; unmixed粋(いき): (1) chic; stylish; refined; sophisticated; smart (2) understanding; sympathetic (3) the best S 米: rice; USA; metre卆: soldier; private; die 米 6 粹 chic Americans think that tattoos with Chinese characters are chic, but nine out of ten times they end up with something trivial tattooed on their arm, like rice.

Accepted Answer

スイ chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice 1 1768 10 119 こめ・こめへん 形声 Phonetic In extremely chic restaurants, you have to pay 90 bucks for a bowl of rice.

Kanji	粋
Onyomi	スイ
Kunyomi	いき
English	chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
Examples	純粋(じゅんすい): pure; true; genuine; unmixed 粋(いき): (1) chic; stylish; refined; sophisticated; smart (2) understanding; sympathetic (3) the best
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1768
Components	米: rice; USA; metre 卆: soldier; private; die
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	米
Radical Number	119
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	こめ・こめへん
Traditional Form	粹
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	chic
Koohii Story 1	In extremely chic restaurants, you have to pay 90 bucks for a bowl of rice.
Koohii Story 2	Americans think that tattoos with Chinese characters are chic, but nine out of ten times they end up with something trivial tattooed on their arm, like rice.

Chic Rice 粋 スイ いき Style Purity Essence

Chic Rice 粋スイいき Style Purity Essence