Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
てん
Grade: 1
てき
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology edit

先天 (congenital) +‎ (-like)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んてんてき [sèńtéńtékí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ntẽ̞nte̞kʲi]

Adjective edit

(せん)(てん)(てき) (sententeki-na (adnominal (せん)(てん)(てき) (sententeki na), adverbial (せん)(てん)(てき) (sententeki ni))

  1. congenital
    • (Can we date this quote?), “(せん)(てん)()(じょう)(しょう)(こう)(ぐん)()(てい)(なん)(びょう)310(さんびゃくじゅう)”, in (なん)(びょう)(じょう)(ほう)センター[1]:
      (せん)(てん)(てき)(しっ)(かん)(しん)(せい)()(やく)5()(パーセント)(そん)(ざい)すると()われています。
      Sententeki na shikkan wa shinseiji no yaku go-pāsento ni sonzai suru to iwarete imasu.
      It is said that congenital disease is had by 5% of newborns.

Inflection edit