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粋 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : いき    すい   
粋 can be read in 2 ways: いき (60%), すい (40%).
1. chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly  (いき is also written as 意気; opposite: 野暮)
2. considerate; understanding; sympathetic
3. essence; the best; the cream  (this meaning is restricted to reading すい)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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粋 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19159
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
きょう
今日
かっこう
格好
とっても
いき
です
You're looking snappy today.
どうせ
にほん
日本
ぶんか
文化
いき
など
れんちゅう
連中
ぜったい
絶対
わかるまい
The essence of Japanese culture could never be appreciated by them.
いき
くろべい
黒塀
みこ
見越
まつ
あだ
すがた
姿
あら
がみ
line from poem, haiku, dialogue etc.
Inside a stylish house with a black fence and a pine tree hanging over it, Otomi-san was seen with her hair freshly washed. Her body is more than alluring!
いき
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 19,000 (about 33,800,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19174
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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スイ    purity, essence, elegance   いき chic, style   
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nine out of ten
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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