Japanese symbol for “innocent”
純
じゅん
Romaji: jun
innocent; chaste; naive
In Japanese, innocent 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 “innocent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無邪気 | むじゃき mujaki | innocent; childlike; sweet and innocent |
| 白い | しろい shiroi | innocent; not guilty; pure |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | innocent; childlike; childish |
| 初々しい | ういういしい uiuishii | (young and) innocent; naive; pure |
| 無垢 | むく muku | pure; innocent; spotless |
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 “innocent”.
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.