Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “素”

素

す

one's nature; one's feelings; oneself

Example sentence

It seems like that she wasn't acting back then; they were her real feelings.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

素
On
そ;す
Kun
もと
Stroke count
10

・elementary

・principle

・naked

・uncovered

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Related words to 素

49 related words

素粒子

そりゅうし

→

elementary particle;particle

素晴らしい

すばらしい

→

wonderful;splendid;magnificent

素顔

すがお

→

face with no make-up;unpainted face

素直

すなお

→

obedient;meek;docile;unaffected

素子

そし

→

element (esp. component in electronics);elemental device;device

素質

そしつ

→

makings (of);aptitude;talent;qualities

素早い

すばやい

→

quick;swift;nimble;agile

素材

そざい

→

ingredient;(raw) material;resource

素人

しろうと

→

amateur;layman;ordinary person;novice

素朴

そぼく

→

simple;artless;naive;unsophisticated

素描

そびょう

→

drawing;sketch

素案

そあん

→

rough plan;draft

素敵

すてき

→

lovely;wonderful;nice;great;splendid;marvellous;fantastic;superb

素

す

→

plain;unadorned;undecorated;unadulterated;au naturel

素顔

すがお

→

true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.);real face;true picture;real nature

素質

そしつ

→

nature;character;temperament

素直

すなお

→

honest;frank;upfront (about one's feelings)

素早い

すばやい

→

quick (understanding, judgement, etc.);alert;prompt

素描

そびょう

→

outline;summary;synopsis

素人

しろうと

→

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

素材

そざい

→

unprocessed timber;raw timber

素子

そし

→

data;datum

素

す

→

mere;poor

素顔

すがお

→

sober face;sobriety

素直

すなお

→

straight (e.g. hair)

素材

そざい

→

subject matter;topic

素人

しろうと

→

unlicensed prostitute

素

す

→

exceedingly

素直

すなお

→

without peculiarity;without mannerisms;standard;neat (e.g. handwriting)

素通り

すどおり

→

passing through without stopping;passing by

素足

すあし

→

bare feet

素養

そよう

→

grounding (in a skill or subject);knowledge;training;achievements;attainments;accomplishments

素読

そどく

→

reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it

素行

そこう

→

behaviour;behavior;conduct

素肌

すはだ

→

bare skin;naked skin

素焼き

すやき

→

unglazed pottery;bisque;bisque firing;biscuit ware

素っ気ない

そっけない

→

cold;short;curt;blunt

素因

そいん

→

basic factor

素振り

すぶり

→

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

素手

すで

→

bare hand;empty hand

素性

すじょう

→

birth;lineage;parentage;origin

素焼き

すやき

→

roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.)

素性

すじょう

→

identity;background;history;past

素因

そいん

→

(medical) predisposition;diathesis

素焼き

すやき

→

simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients

素性

すじょう

→

provenance;origin

素人芝居

しろうとしばい

→

amateur theatricals;amateur dramatic performance

素人芸

しろうとげい

→

amateur's skill or performance

素が出る

すがでる

→

for one's true nature to come out