朴
朴

crude, simple, plain, docile

6 strokesFrequency 1,626JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボク

Kun

ほうほおえのき

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

crude

Constituents

⼘augury
⼘magic wand
?wood
木tree

Mnemonic Stories

Using a stick from a tree as a _magic wand is the sign of a crude magician.

Dictionary

Common Words

素朴素樸そぼくNoun~な Adj.Freq #7679
1

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

Examples
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?
純朴じゅんぼく淳朴醇朴~な Adj.Freq #26356
1

simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

朴念仁ぼくねんじんNounFreq #33009
1

quiet unsociable person

2

obstinate person; blockhead

朴訥木訥ぼくとつ~な Adj.Freq #42961
1

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

朴厚朴朴柏ほお (朴/厚朴)ほおがしわNounFreq #50171
1

Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

えのき榎朴エノキNounUsually kanaFreq #50466
1

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree

2

えのき/榎 only; Abbreviation

enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake

質朴しつぼく質樸Noun~な Adj.Freq #74748
1

simple (and honest); simple-hearted; unsophisticated

単純素朴たんじゅんそぼくNoun~な Adj.Freq #119751
1

plain and simple; naive

朴歯ほおばNounFreq #124130
1

geta supports made out of magnolia wood; geta with these supports

朴直樸直ぼくちょくNoun~な Adj.Freq #168786
1

simplicity; honesty; naivete

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