本能

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Noun

本能 (hiragana ほんのう, romaji hon'nō)

  1. an instinct
    熊から本能で逃げた。
    くまからほんのうでにげた。
    Kuma kara hon'nō de nige ta.
    I escaped from the bear by instinct.

Compounds

  • 本能的 (ほんのうてき, hon'nōteki)

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation

Noun

本能 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běnnéng)

  1. An instinct

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