純 means “pure, genuine”

じゅん · jun

Also: purity, innocence, net (profit)

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジュン

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The story

Thread (糸) beside 屯, a shoot just breaking the soil: silk straight from the cocoon with nothing mixed in. 純 is pure: 純金 is solid gold, 純粋 is pure-hearted, and 単純, simple, sometimes means a little too simple.

Used in 単純 (tanjun, simple), 純粋 (junsui, pure), and 純金 (junkin, pure gold)

More from Heart & Mind

• 快 pleasant
• 悩 worry
• 珍 rare
• 叫 shout
• 憎 hate
• 肯 affirm
• 依 depend

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