# 純 — Pure

Frequency rank 998 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 傾 (Lean), less common than 範 (Example).

- On’yomi: じゅん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Thread on the left ties neatly around a tombstone on the right -- thread wrapped simply and cleanly around a tombstone represents something pure and unadorned.

In words:

- 純情 じゅんじょう — pure heart,naivete,self-sacrificing devotion
- 純粋 じゅんすい — pure,true,genuine,unmixed
- 単純 たんじゅん — simplicity

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