無垢(むく)

むく
noun, na-adjective
pure, innocent, unsullied
descriptive
1. pure, innocent, unsullied
Free from impurity, corruption, or worldly taint. Used to describe a state of purity, whether of a person's character, a child's innocence, or spiritual cleanliness.
子(こ)どもの無垢(むく)な笑顔(えがお)に癒(いや)された。
I was comforted by the child's innocent smile.
彼女(かのじょ)は無垢(むく)な心(こころ)の持(も)ち主(ぬし)だ。
She is a person with a pure heart.
赤(あか)ちゃんの無垢(むく)な瞳(ひとみ)を見(み)ていると、世(よ)の中(なか)の煩(わずら)わしさを忘(わす)れる。
Looking into a baby's innocent eyes, I forget the troubles of the world.
2. solid, pure (material)
Made of a single, unblended material with no coating or veneer. Used in woodworking and materials to mean solid wood or pure material.
この床(ゆか)は無垢(むく)の木材(もくざい)を使(つか)っている。
This floor uses solid wood.
無垢(むく)材(ざい)は合板(ごうはん)より高(たか)いが、質感(しつかん)がいい。
Solid wood is more expensive than plywood, but the texture is better.
無垢(むく)の木(き)で作(つく)った家具(かぐ)は年月(ねんげつ)とともに味(あじ)わいが増(ま)す。
Furniture made of solid wood develops more character over the years.

Common patterns

Used as a noun and as a na-adjective (無垢(むく)な). Also commonly used with の as a modifier: 無垢(むく)の木(き) (solid wood).

Etymology

Originally a Buddhist term meaning free from worldly defilement. 無(む) (without) + 垢(く) (dirt/impurity).

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: 純粋(じゅんすい) (pure)
Compare: 清純(せいじゅん) (pure)
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