EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 55
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

    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?

Also written 素樸【そぼく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kun
もと
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
660 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6SKIP code
6a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
5090.3Four corner code
1441deroo
7d20Unicode hex code
1-33-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3511Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4456New Nelson (John Haig)
2458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1707Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
797Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27300Morohashi
737A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658sakade
1623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759henshall3
716Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
500crowley
636Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1546Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crude, simple, plain, docile

Kun
ほうほおえのき
On
ボク
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1626 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-2SKIP code
4a2.3The Kanji Dictionary
4390.0Four corner code
1854deroo
6734Unicode hex code
1-43-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2176Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2544New Nelson (John Haig)
819New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1013Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
725Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
207Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
220Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1896A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
255Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1828Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14428Morohashi
1819A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1466Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1562Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1416Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1082Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1529Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1070Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
211Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
po4, piao2, pu3, pu2Pinyin reading
bagKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level