adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
素朴 そぼく
素樸 そぼく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

elementary, principle, naked
ス ソ もと (5th, N1)
life (生) variant
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
crude, simple, plain
ボク ほう ほお (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)