adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. simple (and honest), simple-hearted, unsophisticated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
質朴 しつぼく
質樸 しつぼく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

substance, quality, matter
シツ シチ ただ.す (5th, N4)
two axes(斤)
ギン ゴン シツ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
crude, simple, plain
ボク ほう ほお (Early High School, 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)