単たん純じゅん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Describes something that is not complex, easy to understand, or straightforward. Also used for a person who is simple-minded or naive, often with a negative or pitying nuance.

Antonyms: 複雑

Related words

簡かん単たんN5

簡単 focuses on ease or lack of difficulty, while 単純 focuses on structural simplicity or lack of depth, and can also describe a naive person.

素そ朴ぼくN2

素朴 describes something plain, rustic, or unsophisticated (like a design or personality), whereas 単純 is more neutral and can apply to logic, structure, or explanations too.

シンプルN3

単純 means 'simple' in the sense of uncomplicated or even naive, sometimes carrying a negative nuance, whereas シンプル is more neutral and often positive.

簡かん易いN1

単純 describes something uncomplicated or even naively simple, whereas 簡易 focuses on a practical, deliberately simplified version of something.

平ひらたいN1

単純 describes something simple or uncomplicated in structure, while 平たい in this sense specifically refers to plain, easy-to-follow wording or explanation.

Opposites

複ふく雑ざつN4

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

凝こった

単純 describes something simple and uncomplicated, the opposite of 凝った, which describes something elaborately worked out.

複ふく雑ざつさ

単純 describes something as simple or straightforward, the opposite quality to 複雑さ, the degree of being complicated.

Don't confuse with

単たん調ちょうN1

単調 means 'monotonous, repetitive' (focused on tedium), while 単純 means 'simple' (focused on lack of complexity), though both start with the kanji 単.

単たん一いつN1

単純 means 'simple' (in nature or complexity), whereas 単一 means 'single' (in number or composition); they share the kanji 単 but describe different qualities.

純じゅん粋すいN2

単純 means simple or uncomplicated, while 純粋 means pure or genuine; the two are often confused because they share the character 純 and similar sounds.

単たん純じゅん

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