清純|せいじゅんseijun[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounpurity; innocence

• Synonym無垢むくNeutralA noun meaning spotless innocence, as in 「無垢な子供」「純真無垢」; it stresses being completely unstained, untouched by any corruption.
• Synonym純真じゅんしんNeutralDescribes an innocent, unspoiled heart, as in 「純真な心」; it focuses on inner simplicity rather than the fresh image 「清純」 suggests.
• SynonymピュアNeutralA loanword common in colloquial speech, as in 「ピュアな気持ち」; use it in casual conversation.
• Synonym純粋じゅんすいNeutralEmphasizes that nothing is mixed in, as in 「純粋な気持ち」; the focus is on freedom from admixture rather than a fresh, innocent air.
• Synonym純情じゅんじょうNeutralA noun for a pure, unsophisticated heart, as in 「純情な少年」; it typically describes innocence in matters of love.
• Synonym純じゅんNeutralMostly used as a prefix, as in 「純金」; as an independent adjective it appears in 「純な心」, but that use is secondary.
• Synonym純潔じゅんけつNeutralA noun for chastity, as in 「純潔を守る」; it centres on sexual purity, while 「清純」 describes a fresh, innocent air or image.
• Related清いきよいNeutralA native adjective for literal and moral purity, as in 「清い心」「清い水」; slightly literary in flavour.
• Related清浄せいじょうNeutralUsed mainly of air and religious settings, as in 「清浄な空気」; it denotes physical or ritual cleanness, not a person's innocent charm.
• Related清らかきよらかNeutralA graceful word for something limpid and pure, as in 「清らかな歌声」; it carries an elegant, poetic colour.
• Related純一無雑じゅんいつむざつWrittenA four-character idiom meaning pure and unadulterated; written in register and rarely used.
• Antonym不純ふじゅんNeutralThe direct opposite of 「清純」, meaning impure, as in 「不純な動機」.
• Antonym濁りにごりNeutralMuddiness or murkiness, also of a tainted world or heart; it opposes 「清純」 only in the pure-impure sense — for water, 「清い」 is the counterpart.

Use 「清純」 for a fresh, innocent — often girlish — quality, as in 「清純派女優」「清純なイメージ」. For a pure, simple heart say 「純真」, for innocence in love 「純情」, and in casual speech 「ピュア」. The opposite is 「不純」.

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1. 清きよらかで混じり気まじりけがないこと。純情じゅんじょうなこと。特とくに性的せいてきに抑制よくせい的てきで清潔せいけつなこと。