Purity 純粋
junsui2 characters20 strokes
純粋 (junsui) means purity: having nothing mixed in, and in people, an honest, straightforward heart with no lies or hidden motives.
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Meaning 意味
What 純粋 means
The Japanese word for purity, written with 2 kanji and read junsui.
純粋 means having nothing mixed in, like pure water. When used about a person's feelings, it describes a straightforward heart with no lies or calculation.
When people write it in Japan. People in Japan write 純粋 for pieces that value honest feelings and an open, sincere heart.
Japanese students learn the last of these kanji in junior high school.
How to write it 書き方
Brush tips for 純粋
Regular script (kaisho)
- Write the thread radical on the left of 純 (itohen) tall and narrow, without leaving too much space between it and the right part.
- Bend the last stroke on the right side of 純 at the bottom, stretch it to the right and flick up.
- Keep the rice radical on the left of 粋 (komehen) tall and narrow. Bring the last vertical line of the right part straight down, long.
Semi-cursive script (gyōsho)
- In 純, write the thread radical on the left (itohen) in one flow from top to bottom, linking its strokes.
- Write the last curve on the right side of 純 large and relaxed, then flick up.
- Bring the vertical line on the right side of 粋 straight down, long, to finish the character.
Stroke order
Follow the vermilion stroke, frame by frame.
Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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