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素朴そぼく

soboku

simplicity, artlessness, naivety

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Example sentence

素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強いの？

This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?

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Kanji in 素朴

elementary, naked, principle, uncovered

crude, docile, plain, simple

Sentences with 素朴

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
素晴らしい	N4	すばらしい	すばらしいwonderful; terrific
要素	N3	ようそ	ようそelement
素	N3	もと	もとelement, base, source (e.g. スープの素 = soup base)
酸素	N3	さんそ	さんそoxygen
素敵	N3	すてき	すてきlovely, great
素人	N2	しろうと	しろうとlayman, amateur, novice
素直	N2	すなお	すなおobedient, honest, gentle
水素	N2	すいそ	すいそhydrogen

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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