醇じゅん

noun

pure sake; full-bodied sake

Obsolete term for high-quality, unadulterated sake. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「醇じゅん」は純じゅん粋すいな酒さけを指さす。

  In old texts, 醇 refers to pure sake.

na-adjective

pure

Obsolete adjectival noun meaning pure or unadulterated, often in a figurative sense. Replaced by 純粋 (じゅんすい) in modern usage.

• 「醇じゅんなる心こころ」という表ひょう現げんは古こ風ふうで、今いまは「純じゅん粋すいな心こころ」と言いう。

  The expression 醇なる心 is old-fashioned; nowadays one says 純粋な心.