N1

💭Abstract Concepts

粋すい

sui

essence / refined taste (essence of something)

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Example sentence

彼は人生のすいも甘いも知っている。

He has tasted the bitters and sweets of life.

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Kanji in 粋

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

Sentences with 粋

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
粋	N3	いき	いきchic / stylish / sophisticated
純粋	N2	じゅんすい	じゅんすいpure, genuine, unmixed

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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