adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. unsophisticated, ruggedly honest, artless, unaffected, simple, naive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
朴訥 ぼくとつ
木訥 ぼくとつ
 
 
朴とつ ぼくとつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
stutter
トツ ども.る (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)