Meaning of 純粋 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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純粋JLPT 2
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Kana Readingじゅんすい
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Romajijunsui
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- pure; true; genuine; unmixed
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Example Sentences
純粋, じゅんすい used in context
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純粋に、ミクシィユーザーが言うところの「変な人」ってどんな人なのか、私にはいまいちわからないのだ。
It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.
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明確にしなければならない最初の点は、そのデザインが純粋に実験的なものであったということである。
The first point that requires clarification is that the design was purely experimental.
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僕の先輩たちは、純粋な好奇心を抱いて自分たちの疑問を自然に問いかけ、自然が答えるのを待った。
My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.
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He's a genuine aristocrat.
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There's very little pure blood in any nation now.
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These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.
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Kanji found in this word
chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
On: スイ
Kun: いき
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