純朴(じゅんぼく)

じゅんぼく
adjective-na
simple and honest; naive; unsophisticated
1. simple and honest; naive; unsophisticated; artless
Describes a person or character that is naturally honest and unaffected, without the worldliness or cynicism of city life. Generally a positive or neutral descriptor, implying a wholesome simplicity.
彼(かれ)は純朴(じゅんぼく)な青年(せいねん)だ。
He is a simple and honest young man.
純朴(じゅんぼく)な笑顔(えがお)に心(こころ)が和(なご)んだ。
Her artless smile put me at ease.
田舎(いなか)で育(そだ)った純朴(じゅんぼく)な少女(しょうじょ)が都会(とかい)に出(で)てきた。
A naive girl raised in the countryside came to the city.

USAGE:
純朴(じゅんぼく) is generally positive, suggesting that someone is free of guile or pretense. It is often associated with rural or traditional lifestyles. Also written as 淳朴(じゅんぼく).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 純朴(じゅんぼく)な人柄(ひとがら) (simple, honest character)
  • 純朴(じゅんぼく)な性格(せいかく) (artless personality)
  • 純朴(じゅんぼく)な村人(むらびと) (simple, honest villagers)

SIMILAR WORDS:
素朴(そぼく) (simple, plain) is more common and covers both people and things. 純朴(じゅんぼく) is used primarily for people and their character.

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