風情(ふぜい)

ふぜい
noun
elegance; taste; charm; atmosphere
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1. elegance; taste; charm; atmosphere
A refined or tasteful quality, especially the characteristic atmosphere or feeling of a place or thing.
古(ふる)い町並(まちな)みに風情(ふぜい)がある。
The old townscape has a charming atmosphere.
雨(あめ)に濡(ぬ)れた石畳(いしだたみ)が風情(ふぜい)を醸(かも)し出(だ)していた。
The rain-wet cobblestones created an elegant atmosphere.
日本(にほん)庭園(ていえん)の風情(ふぜい)を楽(たの)しんだ。
I enjoyed the charm of the Japanese garden.
2. (humble) someone like; a mere
Used as a humble suffix to refer to oneself or one's group in a self-deprecating way.
私(わたくし)風情(ふぜい)には分(わ)かりません。
Someone like me wouldn't understand.
素人(しろうと)風情(ふぜい)が口(くち)を出(だ)すな。
A mere amateur shouldn't butt in.
学生(がくせい)風情(ふぜい)が偉(えら)そうに語(かた)るな。
Don't lecture me like you're something more than a student.

風情(ふぜい) has two distinct usages.

Sense 1 (AESTHETIC)

Describes the tasteful, charming atmosphere of places or things.

Common collocations

Sense 2 (HUMBLE SUFFIX)

Attached to nouns to express humility or criticism.

Note on reading

風情(ふぜい) is read ふぜい. The reading ふうじょう has a different nuance (appearance, manner).

Related Words

Synonym: 趣(おもむき) (elegance, charm)
Related: 情緒(じょうちょ) (emotion)
Compare: 季節感(きせつかん) (sense of the season)
Compare: 情趣(じょうしゅ) (charm)
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