Keyword
style
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig993
Old form
Readings
すい
(89%)
いき
(10%)
Composed of
rice
ninety
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
extract; excerpt; selection
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
pure and innocent; immaculate
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
national characteristics
nationalism; extreme patriotism
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
purity; unselfishness
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
to show tact (in relationship matters); to be considerate (e.g. of a couple); to be thoughtful
to show tact (in relationship matters); to be considerate (e.g. of a couple); to be thoughtful
the cream (pink) of fashion
vulgar; unrefined
vulgar; unrefined
delicate judgment; delicate judgement
man of well-cultivated tastes
too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man
stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.); sophistication; refinement; class; style
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
Examples (6 in total)
The child had a pure heart.
Children are so innocent and adorable, aren't they?
These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.