純
genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)
Readings
On'yomi
- ジュン
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- あつ
- すみ
- み
- やすし
- よし
Meaning
純 centers on the idea of being unadulterated and free from impurities: genuine, pure, and innocent. The net profit sense extends this as the pure gain after removing costs.
Most common words using 純
20 of 154- 単純たんじゅんN3
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
- 純じゅんN1
innocent; chaste; naive
- 純粋じゅんすいN2
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
- 純正じゅんせい
pure; genuine; real
- 純情じゅんじょうN2
pure heart; naivete; innocence
- 純愛じゅんあい
pure love
- 純一じゅんいつ
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
- 清純せいじゅんN1
purity; innocence
- 純度じゅんど
purity (of a substance)
- 純真じゅんしん
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
- 純潔じゅんけつ
purity; chastity
- 純白じゅんぱく
pure white; snow white
- 純金じゅんきん
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
- 純血じゅんけつ
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
- 不純物ふじゅんぶつ
foreign matter; impurities
- 不純ふじゅんN1
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
- 純朴じゅんぼく
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
- 純然じゅんぜん
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
- 純文学じゅんぶんがく
pure literature; belles-lettres
- 純資産じゅんしさん
net worth; net assets; total equity
Study
Etymology
純 combines 糸 (thread) with 屯, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest something bundled or unbroken, leading to the idea of purity or genuineness.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is thread 糸, and the right side 屯 looks like a sprout pushing through the ground. Imagine a single pure thread woven from the first sprout of a plant, untouched and genuine.
Reading mnemonic
For ジュン, picture a pure June morning when everything feels fresh and innocent: June -> ジュン, and the thread of morning light is perfectly clean.