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Kanji Detail for 純 - "pure, genuine, simple"

純

  • Meaning

    純 means "pure, genuine, simple."

    1. Pure - Unmixed; without contamination.

    2. Simple - Plain; unadorned.

    3. Genuine - Authentic; sincere.

  • Words using 純

    • 単純 たんじゅん Listen simple; plain; uncomplicated
    • 純粋 じゅんすい Listen pure; true; genuine
    • 純益 じゅんえき Listen clear profit; net income; net profit
    • 純金 じゅんきん Listen pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
    • 純度 じゅんど Listen purity (of a substance)
    • 純情 じゅんじょう Listen pure heart; naivete; innocence
    • 不純 ふじゅん Listen impure; adulterated; foul

  • Four-character idioms with 純

    • 単純明快 たんじゅんめいかい Listen simple and clear; plain and simple
    • 純一無雑 じゅんいつむざつ Listen pure and unadulterated; pure in heart; simplehearted
    • 純情可憐 じゅんじょうかれん Listen pure of heart and pretty
    • 純真可憐 じゅんしんかれん Listen pure of heart and beautiful; innocent and beautiful
    • 純真無垢 じゅんしんむく Listen pure; purity

  • Origin of 純

    The thread radical 糸 beside 屯, a seed sprouting, lending the reading jun: silk in its first, unmixed state. Purity as thread before any dye.

    How to remember it: Raw silk 糸 fresh as a sprout 屯 — nothing added yet: pure.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 純

    • Verified meaning: pure, genuine, simple
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あづ, あつし, あつみ, あや)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 純

    Given names 純(あづ)Listen 純(あつし)Listen 純(あつみ)Listen 純(あや)Listen 純(いと)Listen 純(きいと)Listen 純(きよし)Listen 純(こころ)Listen 純(じゅん)Listen 純(すなお)Listen 純(すみ)Listen

    Surnames 純(じゅんじ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pure, clean, simple

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pure, clean; simple, genuine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Sincere. Such as 純孝 (filial piety). | Unmixed. Such as 純粹 (pure). | Complete. Such as 純白 (pure white), 純赤 (pure red). Meaning uniform. | A border. Decorative trim on clothes and shoes is all called 純.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jun(ジュン) ジュン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    pure simple genuine solely splendid unmixed authentic chaste clean clear honest innocent natural pristine real sincere spotless straightforward true unadulterated

Sentences including 純

  • Is it fine gold?

  • Mary is an ingenuous student.

  • I should say this is too simple question.

  • She is as simple as a child.

  • This work is simple enough for me to do.

  • The child had a pure heart.

  • This work is simple enough for a child to do.

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