# 粋 — chic; essence

粋 means “chic; essence”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: スイ (sui). Kun'yomi: いき (iki). You'll see it in words such as 粋 (iki, “chic; smart”).

- Meaning: chic; essence
- On'yomi: スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi: いき (iki)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 7

## How to remember 粋

Parts: 米 rice · 九 nine · 十 ten; cross

## Words with 粋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 粋 | いき (iki) | chic; smart |

## Don't confuse it with

[枠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frame/) · [酔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intoxicated/)

## More in the “Qualities 7” set

[宜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fitting/) · [粋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chic/) · [冗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/superfluous/) · [迅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swift/) · [淑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ladylike/) · [傑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/outstanding-talent/) · [拙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clumsy/) · [卑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lowly/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chic/. Last updated 2026-11-01.