JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 純: "genuine, purity, innocence"
The kanji 純 means "genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ジュン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1044 of 2,501 |
Common words with 純
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 単純simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward
- 純粋pure; true; genuine; unmixed
- 純白pure white; snow white
- 純innocent; chaste; naive · pure; unmixed; genuine; unalloyed
- 純情pure heart; naivete; innocence
- 純潔purity; chastity
- 純真pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt
- 不純impure; adulterated; foul; mixed
- 純然absolute; complete; utter; pure
- 純度purity (of a substance)
- 単純明快simple and clear; plain and simple
- 不純物foreign matter; impurities
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