What does 粋 mean?
粋 is a Japanese noun meaning “chic, style, purity” in English. It can also be translated as “understanding, familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)” depending on context. It is written as 粋 in kanji, いき in hiragana, and iki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。
They'll never truly understand the essence of Japanese culture anyway.