elegant; refined; sophisticated
Describes manners, speech, clothing, design, taste, or atmosphere as refined and tasteful. Often has a positive contrast with flashy, coarse, or vulgar.
She speaks in a refined way.
This shop has many clothes with elegant designs.
high-quality goods; first-class article
Noun use referring to goods of superior quality. This sense is much less common in everyday modern Japanese than the adjectival sense; 高級品 or 良品 is often more natural today.
In older product classifications, 上品 refers to goods of high quality.
She always wears elegant dresses.
She eats in a refined manner.
Her way of speaking is very refined.
上品 is a native Japanese word for refined or elegant that can feel more traditional or understated, while エレガント is a loanword with a modern, fashionable nuance.
雅 is a literary, somewhat archaic word for refined elegance, while 上品 is the everyday adjective for something elegant or classy.
上品 describes elegance in appearance or manners, while 高尚 refers to intellectual or moral elevation in ideas and tastes.
上品 describes refined, tasteful behavior or appearance in general, whereas エレガンス specifically evokes a stylish, Western-influenced elegance.
上品 means refined or elegant in a general, often formal sense, whereas 粋 specifically evokes the cool, effortless sophistication of Edo-style taste.
優美 highlights aesthetic grace and elegance, whereas 上品 emphasizes good taste and classiness in behavior or appearance.
上品 describes refined elegance and good taste in general, while 清楚 stresses simplicity and modest neatness, especially in a person's look.
上品 is the everyday word for refined manners, taste, or appearance, whereas ノーブル carries a stronger association with nobility or aristocratic dignity.
上品 means tasteful and dignified in a general sense, while シック is more specifically about a fashionable, chic look.
上品 is a common adjective meaning tasteful or classy, while 気品 is a noun describing a deeper, almost noble quality of refinement.
上品 means elegant or refined in a general, everyday sense, whereas 高貴 implies a higher, more formal level of nobility or dignity.
上品 means refined and elegant, the direct opposite of 野蛮's sense of crudeness and lack of refinement.
上品 means refined and elegant, the opposite of 卑しい's sense of vulgar or base behavior.
上品 describes refined, elegant manners or appearance, the opposite of the rough, untamed feel of ワイルド.
上品 describes refined, elegant behavior or taste, the direct opposite of はしたない's improper, unrefined conduct.
上品 means refined and elegant, the opposite of the crude, shockingly nasty quality described by えげつない.
上品 means elegant and tasteful, contrasting with the tacky, cheap feel described by 安っぽい.
上品 describes refined, tasteful expression, contrasting with 露骨's crude, overly explicit tone in sexual or vulgar contexts.