Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 粋

粋

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Meaning

 chic, tasteful, stylish, essence, smart, sophisticated

Pronunciation

 SUI
iki

Explanation

 Left: rice/USA 米, right: nine 九, ten 十

Mnemonic

Rice/USA is in nine out of ten cases: chic.

Radicals

米 rice(The rice plant has this radical: 禾)
nine out of ten
九 nine
十 ten(Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.)
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Vocabulary

粋 いき chic, style, purity, essence
粋 すい chic, style, purity, essence
純粋 じゅんすい pure, true, genuine, unmixed

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