生粋・生っ粋|きっすいkissui[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivepure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
   彼かれは生粋きっすいのパリっ子こです。↗

   He is a Parisian born and bred.

• Synonym精粋せいすいWrittenA written word for the essence or purest part of something; rare, and not used of authentic birth like 「生粋」.
• Related純一無雑じゅんいつむざつWrittenA written four-character term for being pure and unadulterated, with a pure heart; unlike 「生粋」, it does not stress authentic birth or origin.
• Related生一本きいっぽんNeutralA neutral term for a straightforward, single-minded character, or for pure-rice sake from a single brewery; 「生粋」 stresses authentic birth instead.
• Related無雑むざつWrittenA written word meaning pure and unadulterated; rare, and unlike 「生粋」 it says nothing about birth or origin.
• Antonym混血こんけつNeutralA neutral word for mixed race or mixed parentage; the direct opposite of the pure, unmixed lineage implied by 「生粋」.

Use 「生粋」 for someone genuinely born and bred, as in 「生粋の江戸っ子」「生粋の日本人」. For a straightforward, single-minded character use 「生一本」; for mixed heritage, 「混血」. 「純一無雑」「無雑」「精粋」 are rare written words for purity, not birth.

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1. 混じり気まじりけがないこと。純粋じゅんすい。