無粋

This is the 9133rd most frequent Japanese word.


無粋

Lacking refinement; boorish; unromantic.


無粋 is used to describe actions lacking refinement or consideration.

その行動は無粋だと言わざるを得ない。

That behavior can only be described as tactless.


無粋 is used here to refer to inappropriate or tactless questions.

無粋な質問をしてしまったことを後悔しています。

I regret having asked such a tasteless question.


無粋 is used to characterize jokes or actions that disrupt harmony or are lacking tact.

彼の無粋な冗談は場の雰囲気を台無しにした。

His crude joke ruined the atmosphere of the gathering.