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elegance
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Definitions

  1. 1. elegance
  2. 2. grace
  3. 3. article
  4. 4. counter for items (of food, etc.)
A noun meaning "grace," "elegance," or "refinement," used to describe someone's manner or the quality of an object. It often appears in compound words or descriptive expressions, such as 品がある (to have grace/refinement) or 品がない (to lack class).

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, he thinks that kind of attitude is refined?

Sentence 2

You think my outfit has elegance? That makes me so happy!

Sentence 3

Yeah, that was really graceless of me. I mean it.

Sentence 4

Could you phrase that a little more gracefully?

Sentence 5

Why does he always choose such crude words?