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朴 means 'simple' or 'magnolia'
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Kun ほう ほお えのき
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The 朴 kanji, which looks like a child’s drawing, represents the full range of simplicity, from basic questions, straightforward flavors, and honest villagers to naivete and artlessness. Learn to say, “This may be a silly question, but …,” “It’s an apple pie with a simple flavor,” “The plain and simple style of this cartoon is impressive,” and “He is an unsophisticated man.”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 朴 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 朴 is used 16 times, read 3 ways.
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'na' adjective, noun
simplicity; artlessness; naivete; pristineness; idyll(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ほお
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noun
geta supports made out of magnolia wood; geta with these supports(click the word for examples and links)
えのき
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noun
1. Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree (often written with kana only)2. enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake (often written with kana only; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading えのき)
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