気品(きひん)

きひん
noun
elegance; refinement
descriptive
1. elegance; refinement; grace; dignity
An innate quality of dignity, grace, and refined beauty in a person's manner, appearance, or bearing. Suggests a natural nobility rather than something cultivated or affected.
彼女(かのじょ)は気品(きひん)がある。
She has an air of elegance.
気品(きひん)漂(ただよ)う立(た)ち居振(いふ)る舞(ま)いに目(め)を引(ひ)かれた。
I was drawn to her graceful bearing.
あの老舗(しにせ)の旅館(りょかん)には、長(なが)い歴史(れきし)に裏打(うらう)ちされた気品(きひん)が感(かん)じられる。
That long-established inn has a sense of refinement backed by its long history.

Usage

気品(きひん) describes an innate, natural quality of grace and dignity. It differs from 上品(じょうひん) (refined, elegant) in that 気品(きひん) is a noun describing an intrinsic quality, while 上品(じょうひん) is a な-adjective that can describe behavior or objects more broadly. 気品(きひん) also carries a stronger sense of nobility and is often used for people, architecture, and traditional arts.

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Related Words

Synonym: 高貴(こうき) (noble, aristocratic)
Compare: 上品(じょうひん) (refined, elegant (adjective))
Compare: 品位(ひんい) (dignity)
Compare: 洗練(せんれん)さ (refinement)
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