Japanese symbol for “chaste”
純
じゅん
Romaji: jun
innocent; chaste; naive
In Japanese, chaste is 純, read じゅん (jun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-t, adv-to innocent; chaste; naive
- pref pure; unmixed; genuine; unalloyed
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chaste”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清らか | きよらか kiyoraka | pure; honest; clean |
| 高雅 | こうが kouga | refined; elegant; chaste |
| 清い | きよい kiyoi | pure; honest; clean |
| 貞操堅固 | ていそうけんご teisoukengo | chaste (usu. to one's husband); faithful |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true; genuine |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう junjou | pure heart; naivete; innocence |
| 純愛 | じゅんあい jun'ai | pure love |
| 純度 | じゅんど jundo | purity (of a substance) |
| 純文学 | じゅんぶんがく junbungaku | pure literature; belles-lettres |
See also: Chinese symbol for “chaste”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.