純(じゅん)〜

じゅん
prefix
pure; net; unmixed
1. pure; net; unmixed; genuine
Prefix attached to nouns to mean either "pure / unmixed" (free of impurities or qualifications) or "net" (after subtracting other amounts). The financial "net" sense is common in business and accounting.
純(じゅん)利益(りえき)が増(ふ)えた。
Net profit has increased.
これは純(じゅん)国産(こくさん)の製品(せいひん)です。
This is a purely domestic product.
今年度(こんねんど)の純(じゅん)売上(うりあげ)は、前年(ぜんねん)と比(くら)べて大幅(おおはば)に伸(の)びた。
This fiscal year's net sales grew significantly compared to the previous year.

Bound prefix; almost never appears alone. Carries two related senses depending on the following word: "unmixed/genuine" with nouns of kind or origin, and "net" with financial amounts.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 純(じゅん)利益(りえき): net profit
  • 純(じゅん)売上(うりあげ): net sales
  • 純(じゅん)国産(こくさん): purely domestic
  • 純(じゅん)文学(ぶんがく): pure literature (literary fiction)
  • 純(じゅん)日本(にほん)風(ふう): purely Japanese style
  • 純(じゅん)金(きん): pure gold

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 純粋(じゅんすい): pure (na-adjective) — standalone word for purity in feeling or substance
  • 総(そう)〜: total, gross — its financial opposite (総(そう)売上(うりあげ) gross sales)
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