素朴

そぼく

Also written 素樸

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

Kanji

• 素 element. Read as ソ.
• 朴 unadorned. Read as ボク.

Example sentences

• 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?
• マリーは素朴な学生だ。
  Marie is a naive student.

Words containing 素朴

• 素朴派 (そぼくは) naïve art
• 素朴実在論 (そぼくじつざいろん) naive realism
• 単純素朴 (たんじゅんそぼく) plain and simple

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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