ピュア

also: ピュアー

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Meanings

Loanword from English 'pure'. Used for people, feelings, substances, and abstract concepts. Often carries a nuance of innocence or lack of corruption.

彼かの女じょのピュアな心こころに感かん動どうした。
I was moved by her pure heart.
この水みずはとてもピュアでおいしい。
This water is very pure and delicious.

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Usage patterns

ピュアな心こころa pure heart
彼かの女じょはいつまでもピュアな心こころを持もっている。
She always keeps a pure heart.
ピュアな人ひとan innocent, pure-hearted person
彼かれはとてもピュアな人ひとで、誰だれも疑うたがわない。
He's such a pure-hearted person that he doesn't suspect anyone.
ピュアな気き持もちpure, unaffected feelings
子こ供どもの頃ころのピュアな気き持もちを忘わすれたくない。
I don't want to forget the pure feelings I had as a child.

Related words

純じゅん粋すいN2
純粋 is the native Japanese word for purity, often used in formal or technical contexts, while ピュア is a loanword with a lighter, more emotional or trendy feel.
清きよいN2
清い describes moral or physical clarity (clear water, a pure heart) in classical, literary Japanese, whereas ピュア is a casual modern loanword often applied to people's character.
無む垢く
無垢 emphasizes total innocence or unblemished simplicity (often of a child), while ピュア is broader and can describe feelings, substances, or people with a modern nuance.

Opposites

不ふ純じゅんN1
不純 means impure or tainted (with ulterior motives or mixed substances), the direct opposite of ピュア's sense of innocence and unadulterated quality.