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.
彼女は気品がある。
She has an air of elegance.
気品漂う立ち居振る舞いに目を引かれた。
I was drawn to her graceful bearing.
あの老舗の旅館には、長い歴史に裏打ちされた気品が感じられる。
That long-established inn has a sense of refinement backed by its long history.
USAGE:
気品 describes an innate, natural quality of grace and dignity. It differs from 上品 (refined, elegant) in that 気品 is a noun describing an intrinsic quality, while 上品 is a な-adjective that can describe behavior or objects more broadly. 気品 also carries a stronger sense of nobility and is often used for people, architecture, and traditional arts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 気品がある: to have elegance/refinement
- 気品に満ちた: filled with grace
- 気品漂う: exuding elegance
- 気品のある顔立ち: refined features