Iki
[iːki]Meaning
a Japanese aesthetical concept; also a Japanese island, city and former province
Background Story
The sources checked record iki as a Japanese aesthetical concept, and as the name of a Japanese island, a city on that island and a former Japanese province. It is also used in the names of an international cultural institute in Vienna, the Russian Space Research Institute, a chemical compound, an airport code, two albums and ships of the Japanese Navy.
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