純愛

See also: 纯爱

Chinese

pure; simple; unmixed
pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (純愛)
simp. (纯爱)

Pronunciation


Noun

純愛

  1. pure love
    1. (euphemistic) boys' love; w:danmei (genre of literature)

Usage notes

(boys' love): In mainland China, this term is primarily used to circumvent censorship.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅん
Grade: 6
あい
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi

Etymology

(jun'-, pure) +‎ (ai, love). Compare Korean 순애 (sunae)

First cited to a text from 1890.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅんあい [jùń'áí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

(じゅん)(あい) • (jun'ai

  1. pure love

References

  1. ^ 純愛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

純愛 • (sunae) (hangeul 순애)

  1. hanja form? of 순애 (pure love)