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純真無垢 (junshinmuku) Japanese meaning: pure | Kotomora

純じゅん真しん無む垢く

じゅ

ん

し

ん

む

く

Meanings

1

noun, na-adjective

pure; innocent; untainted

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

Describes a person or thing that is completely pure, innocent, and free from any corruption or impurity. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

彼かの

女じょ

の

純じゅん

真しん

無む

垢く

な

笑え

顔がお

に

心こころ

を

打う

た

れ

た

。

I was touched by her pure and innocent smile.

子こ供どもの純じゅん真しん無む垢くさは、大人おとなになると失うしなわれがちだ。

The innocence of children tends to be lost as they grow up.

Kanji

純genuine, purity, innocence
真true, reality, Buddhist sect
無nothingness, none, ain't
垢dirt, grime, earwax

Related words

純じゅん粋すい
純粋 is a more common word for 'pure' in a general sense, while 純真無垢 emphasizes moral or spiritual purity and innocence.
無む垢く
無垢 alone also means 'purity' or 'innocence', but 純真無垢 is a stronger, more emphatic expression.

Built from

純じゅん真しん+無む垢く

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 純真 (pure, genuine) and 無垢 (purity, innocence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally associated with the idea of complete moral and spiritual purity.