Have you heard the word ナイーブ in Japanese?

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  • JOI teachers
  • Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Did you know that some words that are originally English words have a different meaning in Japanese?

Let's try a Japanese language quiz!

 

Today's word ナイーブ : Naive

naive japanese

 

「私、すごくナイーブなんです。」

 

どういう意味でしょうか? (What does this mean?) Choose from 1~4.

①だまされやすい
②疑いぶかい 
③無邪気(むじゃき)
④繊細(せんさい)

 

◆Vocabulary Hint

だまされやすい  gullible
疑(うたが)いぶかい skeptical
無邪気(むじゃき) innocent
繊細(せんさい) sensitive

 

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

yajirushi

yajirushi

 

 

④ 繊細(せんさい) - sensitive

 

◆ Main point to remember :

The word "naive" and the Japanese word ナイーブ have different meanings, although the Japanese word originates from the English word.

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