This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: スイ、いき
Romaji: sui, iki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  119
Frequency:  1768
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  sui4
Unicode:  7c8b
JIS:  3F68

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1293
Nelson Index: 3467
New Nelson Index: 4389
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6b4.5
Four Corner Index: 9494.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1455
Gakken Index: 1537
Japanese Names Index: 1132
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26875
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0891
Remembering the kanji Index: 925
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1610
Kodansha Compact Index: 1494
Kanji in Context Index: 1069
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 871
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1188
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 934
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 993
Essential Kanji Index: 1790
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1645
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1055
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1377

Words

(いき、すい)
chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; worldly; considerate; understanding; sympathetic; essence; the best; the cream
抜粋 (ばっすい)
extract; excerpt; selection
国粋 (こくすい)
national characteristics
無粋 (ぶすい)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic
清粋 (せいすい)
elegance
純粋 (じゅんすい)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
生粋 (きっすい)
pure; genuine; natural-born
粋な裁き (すいなさばき)
delicate judgment; delicate judgement
精粋 (せいすい)
purity; unselfishness
粋人 (すいじん)
man of the world
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