無粋

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 無粋 is a noun and na-adjective read ぶすい, describing conduct or taste that is unrefined or insensitive to the atmosphere.
• Basic usage: Use 無粋です predicatively and 無粋な before a noun.
  • 月見の席で仕事の話ばかりするのは無粋です。 judges talking only about work at a moon-viewing gathering as tasteless; 花瓶の前に大きな箱を置くとは、なんとも無粋な飾り方です。 criticizes an inelegant way of arranging the display.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 無粋です
  • Before sentence-final です, the noun or na-adjective stem 無粋 appears without な.
• 無粋な飾り方
  • The linking form な is required when 無粋 directly modifies the noun 飾り方.
• 無粋 and 失礼
  • 失礼 directly concerns rudeness or a breach of manners, while 無粋 focuses on failing to appreciate mood, taste, or elegance.