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Kanji Detail for 朴 - "simple, honest"

朴

  • Meaning

    朴 means "simple, honest." Also associated with natural.

    1. Simple - Plain; unadorned; unpretentious.

    2. Honest - Sincere and straightforward.

    3. Natural - In a natural state; unaffected.

    4. Magnolia - A type of tree (Japanese magnolia).

  • Tattoo check: 朴

    • Verified meaning: simple, honest
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えのもと, すなお, すなほ, はく)
    • Also carries these associations: natural

    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 朴

    Given names 朴(すなお)Listen 朴(パク)Listen

    Surnames 朴(えのもと)Listen 朴(すなほ)Listen 朴(はく)Listen 朴(ばく)Listen 朴(ばつく)Listen 朴(ほ)Listen 朴(ほう)Listen 朴(ほお)Listen 朴(ほぎ)Listen 朴(ほく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crude; simple; plain; docile

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Piao; Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak); also pr. [Pu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    plain, simple; sincere; surname

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

    A tree name. Four to five zhang tall. Leaves are elongated oval. Flowers have nine pale yellow petals. Its bark is used medicinally, called 厚朴. That from Sichuan is best, hence also called 川朴. | Same as 樸. Plain and simple.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boku(ボク) ボク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    enoki(えのき) えのき

    hoo(ほお) ほお

    hou(ほう) ほう

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    simple honest natural magnolia simplicity plainness artless authentic candid frank genuine humble ingenuous naive rustic sincere straightforward true unadorned unassuming unpretentious

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