How to say "elegance" in Japanese

• 品ひんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounRefinement or class in a person's manner, appearance, or behavior; often a matter of whether someone has class or lacks it.
  彼かれは品ひんがない。↗

  He is a common sort of man.
• だてCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveDandyism — a showy, self-conscious elegance, typically a man's cultivated style in dress and lifestyle. Usually written in kana rather than with kanji.
• 風情ふぜいCommon
  nounCharm and taste in the appearance or atmosphere of a scene, season, or object; elegance as evocative appeal rather than personal class.
• 風流ふうりゅうCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveElegance of a refined, artistic sort — the taste of one who appreciates beauty in nature or the arts; a cultivated, poetic sensibility.
• 気品きひんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounGrace and dignity in bearing or presence; an air of refinement. It overlaps with 品 but stresses dignity and graceful poise.
  その町まちを色いろにたとえていうと、ワインレッドかな、こう、なんか気品きひんがあって、落ち着おちつくのよね。↗

  If that city were a color, it would be a color with a quiet sort of dignity ... wine red, say.

Use 品 or 気品 for personal class and refinement, 「だて」 for dandyish style, 風情 for the charm of scenes and settings, and 風流 for refined, artistic elegance.

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• 品ひんelegance
• だてelegance
• 風情ふぜいtaste
• 風流ふうりゅうelegance
• 気品きひんelegance
• エレガンスelegance
• 優美ゆうびgrace
• 雅致がちartistry
• 雅がelegance
• 雅みやびrefinement
• 風雅ふうがelegance
• 風趣ふうしゅelegance
• 雅趣がしゅelegance
• 清粋せいすいelegance
• 風韻ふういんelegance
• 景趣けいしゅelegance
• 風致ふうちtaste
• 雅味がみrefinement
• 趣致しゅちtaste
• アロマclass
• 色気いろけcharm
• 趣おもむきgrace