Japanese Conversation · Level 107
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Japanese word
純粋
Pronunciation
Romajijunsui
Meaning
- na-adjectivepure
Example
この水は純粋です。ko no mizu wa jun sui de su
This water is pure.
More examples
彼女は純粋な気持ちで友達を助けます。kano jo wa jun sui na ki mo chi de tomo dachi o tasu ke ma su
She helps her friends with a pure heart.
Core concept
It describes something untouched by unwanted additions, whether it is a substance, a feeling, or a motive.
Common phrases
純粋な気持ちjun sui na ki mo chi
pure feelings
純粋な心jun sui na kokoro
pure heart
Similar words
無垢muku: Free from worldly experience or wrongdoing, and innocent in character.
純真junshin: Having a sincere and innocent nature without deceit or suspicion.
純朴junboku: Having a simple and honest nature without social sophistication or cunning.
Definition in Japanese
他のものや邪念が混じらず、本来の性質や気持ちがそのまま保たれているさま。hoka no mo no ya ja nen ga ma ji ra zu hon rai no sei shitsu ya ki mo chi ga so no ma ma tamo ta re te i ru sa ma
Word origin
純粋 (junsui) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 純 (jun, "unmixed") and 粋 (sui, "essence"), giving the sense of something free from admixture.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 純粋な人 (junsuina hito) often describes someone seen as guileless and straightforward, so it can sound warmer than a judgment about moral purity.
Other meanings
- genuinena-adjective
- innocentna-adjective
Opposites
- 不純fujunimpurena-adjective
Related words
- 純粋さjunsuisapuritynoun