素朴・素樸|そぼくsoboku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
素朴素朴, written entirely in kanji, is the most common form; it is the appropriate choice for learners when writing this word.
素樸素樸, also written entirely in kanji, is rarely used; learners will seldom need to write it and should normally choose 素朴 instead.
Definitions
- na-adjective, nounsimple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
Conjugation
| Plain form | 素朴（そぼく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 素朴です（そぼくです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 素朴ではない（そぼくではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 素朴ではありません（そぼくではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 素朴だった（そぼくだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 素朴ではなかった（そぼくではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 素朴で（そぼくで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 素朴に（そぼくに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 素朴なら（そぼくなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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