風流|ふうりゅうfuuryuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, na-adjectiveelegance; taste; refinement

• Synonym瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. Smart, chic freshness of buildings and dress.
• Synonym風雅ふうがWrittenWritten/formal prose. Closest to 「風流」; stresses refined taste in poetry, calligraphy and painting, and sounds even more literary.
• Synonym雅みやびWrittenWritten/formal prose. Courtly elegance with an aristocratic air, as in 「雅な世界」.
• Related優雅ゆうがNeutralNeutral. Graceful, composed bearing and lifestyle; describes people and ways of living, without the poetic flavor of 「風流」.
• RelatedエレガントCasualColloquial loanword. Often for fashion and clothing; elegant, but with none of the poetic charm of 「風流」.
• Related優美ゆうびNeutralNeutral. Beauty of posture, movement and lines; lacks the world-detached charm of 「風流」.
• Related凝ったこったCasualColloquial. Elaborate care put into making something, as in 「凝った料理」.
• Related流麗りゅうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Flowing beauty of prose or music; a matter of expression.
• Related心憎いこころにくいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Admirably clever, meticulous arrangement, as in 「心憎い演出」; often praises refined touches.
• Related上品じょうひんNeutralNeutral and common in daily use. Refined, tasteful character; no poetic flavor.
• RelatedしなやかNeutralNeutral. Supple, resilient grace of movement, as in 「しなやかな身のこなし」.
• RelatedエレガンスCasualColloquial loanword noun. Elegance, often seen in fashion advertising.
• Related典雅てんがWrittenWritten/formal prose. Classical, dignified beauty; more solemn and stately than 「風流」.
• Related高雅こうがWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stresses lofty tone; describes people and works, without the leisurely charm of 「風流」.
• Related雅やかみやびやかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Graceful bearing and dress, with a classical, courtly coloring.
• Related優艶ゆうえんWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Soft, alluring feminine beauty.
• Related文雅ぶんがWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. The refined pursuit of composing poetry and prose.
• Related雅びたみやびたWrittenWritten/formal prose. Prenominal modifier for bearing with an old-fashioned elegance.
• Related端麗たんれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Neat, comely looks and bearing.
• Related典麗てんれいWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Classically graceful appearance.
• Related都雅とがWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Urban, sophisticated polish.
• Antonym野暮やぼCasualAntonym, colloquial. Boorish and oblivious to refined charm; the opposite of 「風流」.
• Antonym俗悪ぞくあくWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose. Vulgar and coarse; the opposite of refined 「風流」.

Use 「風流」 for a world-detached, poetic elegance, as in 「風流な庭」 or 「風流人」. For refined taste in poetry and the arts pick 「風雅」; for graceful bearing and lifestyle pick 「優雅」. The opposite of 「風流」 is 「野暮」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 上品じょうひんな趣おもむき、人ひとを驚おどろかす様ような趣向しゅこうを凝こらした意匠いしょう。
2. 俗世間ぞくせけんから離はなれて、芸術げいじゅつ、詩し・歌うたに、興きょうずる事こと、転てんじて、そう言いう趣おもむきのある作品さくひんをさす。
3. 特とくに、語義ごぎ１、の内うちから、自然しぜんに親したしんで趣おもむきのあるものを指さして言ゆう。
4. 先人せんじんの残のこした、語義ごぎ１、語義ごぎ２、の、遺風いふう・名残なごり・意匠いしょうを、褒ほめる意味いみで使つかう。