10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • chic ②understanding ③familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
On'yomi
  • essence ②chic ③considerate

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

スイ 78.2%
いき 21.8%

Character Breakdown

chic, style, purity
スイ いき (8th, N1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
soldier, private, die
ソツ シュツ そっ.する (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

chic ②understanding ③familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be pretentious
man of well-cultivated tastes
national characteristics
person of refined tastes ②man of the world ③man about town
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References

Unicode hex code 7C8B
JIS X 0208 1-31-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3467
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4389
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1293
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1645
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 871
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1188
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 925
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 993
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1537
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1132
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1790
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26875
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1455
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1708
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1825
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1610
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1377
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1069
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1494
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 934
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b4.5
Four corner code 9494.1
De Roo Code 1055