I Love Kanji粋 (iki)
粋 (いき, iki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “chic; smart”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- いき
- Romaji
- iki
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined · な-adjective, noun · also written as 意気
- understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible · な-adjective, noun
- familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts) · な-adjective, noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 粋
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 粋だ | いきだ ikida |
| Present (polite) | 粋です | いきです ikidesu |
| Negative | 粋じゃない | いきじゃない ikijanai |
| Past | 粋だった | いきだった ikidatta |
| Negative past | 粋じゃなかった | いきじゃなかった ikijanakatta |
| Te-form | 粋で | いきで ikide |
| Before a noun | 粋な | いきな ikina |
| Adverb (~ni) | 粋に | いきに ikini |
Kanji in 粋
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 粋.
Source: JMdict entry 1372410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.