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素朴 (そぼく): simplicity, artlessness, naivety — Japanese vocabulary

素朴 is read そぼく and means "simplicity, artlessness, naivety". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

素朴

Reading
そぼく · soboku
Translation
simplicity, artlessness, naivety
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
そぼくが

Example

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?

そぼくなぎもんなんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちがつよいの?

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

Kanji in this word

  • 素 — element, plain
  • 朴 — simple, plain

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