Memory phrase for the Kanji: 粋

粋

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Meaning chic, tasteful, stylish, essence, smart, sophisticated

Pronunciation

SUI
iki

Explanation

Left: rice/USA 米, right: nine 九, ten 十

Mnemonic
 
Rice/USA is in nine out of ten cases: chic.

Radicals

米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾
nine out of ten
九 nine
十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
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 Vocabulary

粋 いき  chic, style, purity, essence
粋 すい  chic, style, purity, essence
純粋 じゅんすい  pure, true, genuine, unmixed

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