純白|じゅんぱくjunpaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, no-adjectivepure white; snow white
Conjugation
| Plain form | 純白(じゅんぱく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 純白です(じゅんぱくです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 純白ではない(じゅんぱくではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 純白ではありません(じゅんぱくではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 純白だった(じゅんぱくだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 純白ではなかった(じゅんぱくではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 純白で(じゅんぱくで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 純白に(じゅんぱくに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 純白なら(じゅんぱくなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related清いきよいNeutralA native adjective for cleanness, honesty and innocence with very wide uses; unlike 「純白」 it does not centre on the colour snow-white.
- Related純情じゅんじょうNeutralPure-hearted innocence, typically said of someone in love; unlike 「純白」 it is not about the colour white.
- Related純真じゅんしんNeutralInnocence and naivety of body and mind; the stress falls on being unspoilt rather than on the snow-white colour of 「純白」.
- Related清純せいじゅんNeutralPurity and innocence, often used of a young girl's image; unlike 「純白」 it does not centre on the colour white.
- RelatedピュアNeutralA loanword for pure or innocent with a fashionable feel; unlike 「純白」 it does not centre on the colour white.
- Related無垢むくNeutralInnocence and purity, stressing a heart unstained by the world; unlike 「純白」 it is not about the colour white.
- Related純潔じゅんけつNeutralPurity with no stain, and it can specifically mean chastity; 「純白」 stresses the snow-white colour itself or a spotless white used figuratively.
- Related白妙しろたえWrittenWhite cloth or the colour white; an elegant, archaic word often used as a pillow word (makurakotoba) in waka, unlike the plainer 「純白」.
- Related純一無雑じゅんいつむざつWrittenA four-character written phrase for being unadulterated and pure in heart; literary in register, unlike the colour-focused 「純白」.
- Related白みしろみNeutralThe white part of something, or how white it looks; it stresses a whitish tinge or degree rather than the pure white of 「純白」.
- Antonym漆黒しっこくWrittenJet-black with a glossy sheen; the written-style antonym that stands opposite to 「純白」.
- Antonym真っ黒まっくろNeutralCompletely black; the everyday antonym of 「純白」, common in speech.
Use 「純白」 for snow-white or spotless white, literal or figurative, as in 「純白のドレス」「純白の心」. For purity or chastity say 「純潔」; for innocence 「純真」 or 「無垢」. 「清い」 covers cleanness broadly, 「純情」 suits someone in love, 「清純」 a girl's image, 「ピュア」 is trendy, 「白み」 a whitish tinge, and 「白妙」「純一無雑」 are literary. Antonyms: 「漆黒」 (written) and 「真っ黒」 (colloquial).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


