simple and kind; innocent; pure-hearted
Rare literary word describing a person's character as unpretentious, gentle, and morally pure. Not used in everyday conversation.
His simple and kind personality put those around him at ease.
He was a young man with an innocent heart.
Compound of 淳 (pure, honest) and 良 (good, kind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a literary coinage not commonly used in modern Japanese.