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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

無邪気に

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mujakini

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Innocently/ˈɪn.ə.sənt.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は無邪気に笑った。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that is free from guilt, sin, or moral wrong; without malicious intent.

    "She smiled innocently, unaware of the trouble her comments had caused."
  2. 2

    Without knowledge, awareness, or suspicion of evil or wrongdoing; naively.

    "He asked the stranger innocently where he could buy illegal substances."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective innocent, originating from Old French and Latin (innocentem, meaning harmless or blameless, from in- 'not' + nocere 'to hurt'). The adverbial suffix -ly was added in Late Middle English to denote manner, shifting the meaning toward acting without guilt, malice, or awareness of potential harm.

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