無む邪じゃ気き

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

Describes a pure, childlike lack of guile or worldly knowledge; can be positive (innocent) or slightly negative (naive, simple).

彼かの女じょの無む邪じゃ気きな笑え顔がおに心こころが和なごんだ。
Her innocent smile warmed my heart.

そんな無む邪じゃ気きな考かんがえでは、世よの中なかは渡わたれないよ。

You can't get by in the world with such naive thinking.

Written forms

無む邪じゃ気きUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
むじゃきUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
邪wicked, injustice, wrong
気spirit, mind, air

Similar words

純じゅん粋すい
純粋 emphasizes purity and genuineness, often without the 'simple-minded' nuance; 無邪気 focuses on childlike innocence or naivety.
天てん真しん爛らん漫まん
天真爛漫 is a stronger, more literary expression for pure, unaffected innocence, often used to describe a cheerful, artless personality.

Etymology

From 無 (without) + 邪気 (evil spirit/malice), literally 'without malice'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of innocent or simple-minded.