Japanese symbol for “naive”
単純
たんじゅん
Romaji: tanjun
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward
In Japanese, naive is 単純, read たんじゅん (tanjun).
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, n simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “naive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 純 | じゅん jun | innocent; chaste; naive |
| 素朴 | そぼく soboku | simple; artless; naive |
| 甘い | あまい amai | naive; overly optimistic; simplistic |
| 稚拙 | ちせつ chisetsu | unskillful; childish; immature |
| 白い | しろい shiroi | inexperienced; naive; unrefined |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “naive”.
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.