Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 素朴(そぼく) in Japanese

素朴, 素樸
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
そぼく
Romaji
soboku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    simplicity; artlessness; naivete
    Example sentence
    素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強いの？ This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?

Examples of 素朴, 素樸, そぼく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

朴 JLPT 1

6 strokes

crude, simple, plain, docile

On'Yomi: ボク

Kun'Yomi: ほう, ほお, えのき

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素 JLPT 1

10 strokes

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

On'Yomi: ソ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もと

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樸

16 strokes

bark of a tree

On'Yomi: ボク, ハク, ホク

Kun'Yomi: こはだ, きじ

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