noun, na-adjective
pure and lovely; innocent and beautiful
Describes a person, especially a young girl, whose heart is pure and whose appearance is charmingly beautiful. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.
彼女の純真可憐な笑顔に、誰もが心を奪われた。
Everyone was captivated by her pure and lovely smile.
その少女は純真可憐そのものだった。
The girl was the very picture of innocent beauty.
A yojijukugo composed of 純真 (pure, genuine) and 可憐 (pretty, lovely). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two two-character words to create a four-character compound with a heightened literary effect.