無粋

See also: 無粹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 粋
ぶ
Grade: 4
すい
Grade: S
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spellings
無粹 (kyūjitai)
不粋

Pronunciation

Adjective

無(ぶ)粋(すい) • (busui) -na (adnominal 無(ぶ)粋(すい)な (busui na), adverbial 無(ぶ)粋(すい)に (busui ni))

  1. boorish; inelegant; tasteless; uncultured
    Synonyms: 野暮な (yabo na), 無骨な (bukotsu na)
    Antonym: 粋な (iki na)

Inflection

Noun

無(ぶ)粋(すい) • (busui) 

  1. boorishness

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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