シンプルshinpuru

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivesimple; plain
    以上いじょうのように、実じつにシンプルな誰だれでも出来できるノウハウで十分じゅうぶんな利益りえきと顧客こきゃくは確保かくほできるのです!↗
    As shown above, it is possible to obtain ample profit and customers with truly simple know-how that anyone can do!
Conjugation
Plain formシンプル
Polite (desu)シンプルです
Negative (dewa nai)シンプルではない
polite (dewa arimasen)シンプルではありません
Past (datta)シンプルだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)シンプルではなかった
Te form (de)シンプルで
Adverbial (ni)シンプルに
Conditional (nara)シンプルなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymプレーンNeutralLoanword for something unadorned or in its original state, as in 「プレーンヨーグルト」; it leans toward the plain taste of foods.
  • Synonym簡素かんそWrittenA written-style word for modest simplicity that strips away excess, as in 「簡素な式」; it stresses frugality and restraint where 「シンプル」 stresses clean design.
  • Synonym安直あんちょくNeutralSuggests taking the easy, careless way out, as in 「安直な発想」; it is pejorative, whereas 「シンプル」 is usually neutral.
  • Synonym簡単かんたんNeutralThe everyday word for something easy or uncomplicated, as in 「簡単な問題」; far more common than 「シンプル」, which favors clean design and style.
  • Synonym簡易かんいWrittenA written-style word for simplified procedures or methods, as in 「簡易書留」「簡易検査」; it stresses a streamlined process, not simple design.
  • Synonym簡略かんりゃくWrittenA formal word for leaving details out to make something brief, as in 「簡略化」; it is about omission, while 「シンプル」 describes something simple in itself.
  • Synonym質素しっそNeutralDescribes frugal, unpretentious living, as in 「質素な生活」; the emphasis is thrift and a plain lifestyle, not clean design.
  • Synonym単純たんじゅんNeutralPoints to something uncomplicated in structure or mind, as in 「単純な作業」「単純な人」; it can sound critical, calling a person simple-minded.
  • Synonym飾り気のないかざりけのないNeutralDescribes people or things free of decoration or affectation, plain and candid, as in 「飾り気のない人」; used mostly of people.
  • Related素朴そぼくNeutralSuggests natural, unaffected innocence rather than streamlined design, as in 「素朴な疑問」; it leans toward artless sincerity.
  • Related簡明かんめいWrittenA written word for being concise and easy to grasp, as in 「簡明な説明」; it leans toward wording and explanations, while 「シンプル」 leans toward design and style.
  • Related手軽てがるNeutralMeans easy and hassle-free, as in 「手軽に作れる」; the point is low effort and convenience, not a simple look or structure.
  • Related簡便かんべんWrittenA formal word for something convenient and quick to use; the focus is on ease of operation, not on a simple look or structure.
  • Related何の変哲もないなんのへんてつもないCasualColloquial phrase for something utterly ordinary with nothing special about it, as in 「何の変哲もない石」; it stresses being commonplace, not simplicity.
  • Antonym複雑ふくざつNeutralThe direct antonym: things so entangled they are hard to understand or handle, and by extension mixed feelings; the opposite of the simplicity of 「シンプル」.

Use 「シンプル」 for clean, uncluttered design or style, as in 「シンプルなデザイン」; for low difficulty say 「簡単」, for a frugal lifestyle 「質素」, for modest simplicity 「簡素」; 「複雑」 is the antonym. Others: plain flavor (プレーン), unadorned people (飾り気のない), ordinariness (何の変哲もない), natural innocence (素朴), concise wording (簡明), convenience (手軽・簡便), simplified procedures (簡易), omission (簡略).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 単純たんじゅんな。素朴そぼくな。
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