品格(ひんかく)

ひんかく
noun
dignity, grace, refinement
1. dignity, grace, refinement, class
An elegant, refined quality that reflects good breeding, sophistication, and moral character. Often used to describe people with cultured manners or things with tasteful elegance.
品格(ひんかく)のある人(ひと)
a person of dignity
彼女(かのじょ)の振(ふ)る舞(ま)いには品格(ひんかく)がある。
There is grace in her manners.
国家(こっか)の品格(ひんかく)は、国民(こくみん)の行動(こうどう)によって示(しめ)される。
A nation's dignity is demonstrated by the conduct of its people.

NUANCE: 品格(ひんかく) suggests refined elegance with moral undertones. It implies both external grace and inner character. The book「国家(こっか)の品格(ひんかく)」(The Dignity of the Nation) made this term widely discussed in the 2000s.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 品格(ひんかく)がある/ない (to have/lack dignity)
  • 品格(ひんかく)のある人(ひと) (a person of refinement)
  • 品格(ひんかく)を保(たも)つ (to maintain dignity)
  • 品格(ひんかく)を損(そこ)なう (to damage one's dignity)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 品(ひん) (elegance, refinement)
  • 気品(きひん) (elegance, grace)
  • 風格(ふうかく) (dignity, character)
  • 威厳(いげん) (dignity, majesty - more imposing)
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