漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
粋: chic, style
Also: purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 米rice(meaning)
- 卆(sound)
米 carries the meaning · 卆 gives the sound
10 strokes
Small seal · Qin Today
Small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two readings, and the words that use each
スイsui · on'yomi · in compounds
- 純粋じゅんすいpure; true; genuine
- 抜粋ばっすい
- 国粋こくすいnational characteristics
- 無粋ぶすいboorish; inelegant; unpolished
いきiki · kun'yomi · on its own
- 粋いきchic; smart; stylish
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 生粋きっすいpure; genuine; trueborn
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Fuel for the soul! This radical represents the essential nourishment of the rice harvest and the intricate detail of individual grains.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 粹 · cuì
粋 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 粹 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 粹 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 粹 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin cuì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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