I Love Kanji粋 (sui)
粋 (すい, sui) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “essence; the best”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- すい
- Romaji
- sui
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- essence; the best; cream · noun
- chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined · な-adjective, noun
- considerate; understanding; thoughtful; tactful · な-adjective, noun
- familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts) · な-adjective, noun
Example sentences
どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。
They'll never truly understand the essence of Japanese culture anyway.
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 | すいだ suida |
| Present (polite) | 粋です | すいです suidesu |
| Negative | 粋じゃない | すいじゃない suijanai |
| Past | 粋だった | すいだった suidatta |
| Negative past | 粋じゃなかった | すいじゃなかった suijanakatta |
| Te-form | 粋で | すいで suide |
| Before a noun | 粋な | すいな suina |
| Adverb (~ni) | 粋に | すいに suini |
Kanji in 粋
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 粋.
Source: JMdict entry 2848938 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.