🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

心清らかな

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kokoro kiyokara na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pure-hearted/ˌpjʊərˈhɑːt.ɪd/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は心清らかな少女として村中で愛されていた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a kindly, innocent, and benevolent character free from evil or deceit.

    "She was known throughout the village as a pure-hearted soul who always saw the best in others."
  2. 2

    Motivated by sincere, unselfish intentions and genuine moral integrity.

    "Only a pure-hearted hero could successfully complete the mythical quest without falling to temptation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Middle English 'pur' (from Old French 'pür', ultimately from Latin 'purus') and 'herten' (from Old English 'heorte'). The compound adjective emerged in Middle English religious and literary texts to denote moral purity, innocence, and freedom from malicious intent or guile.

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