不純

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
じゅん
Grade: 6
goon

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(じゅん) • (fujun) -na (adnominal ()(じゅん) (fujun na), adverbial ()(じゅん) (fujun ni))

  1. adulterated, impure
    Antonym: 純粋 (junsui)
    ()(じゅん)(もの)
    fujun na mono
    impure material
  2. insincere, corrupt, impure
    Antonym: 純真 (junshin)
    ()(じゅん)(どう)()
    fujun na dōki
    corrupt motives
    • 1930, Bungei to shinri bunseki [Art and psychoanalysis], page 563:
      ()(じゅん)であるが、しかも(ゆう)(よう)()(がく)といふものがある。
      Fujun de aru ga, shikamo yūyō na kagaku to iu mono ga aru.
      There is such a thing as science that is corrupt but nonetheless useful.

Inflection

Noun

()(じゅん) • (fujun) 

  1. impurity, the state of being impure or adulterated
  2. insincerity, the state of being insincere or dishonest

Derived terms

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

不純 • (bulsun) (hangeul 불순)

  1. Hanja form? of 불순.
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