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Kotomora

純

genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

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

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  • 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

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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.