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Zach

無粋

不粋

Reading

Kana: ぶすい
Romaji: busui
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adj-na
noun
1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic

Kanji

無
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
粋
Readings: スイ、 いき
Meanings: chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
不
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

Example Sentence

いきなり本人(ほんにん)に誰何(すいか)するのも無粋(ぶすい)と考(かんが)えました。
➥I thought it would be boorish to challenge his identity without warning.
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