Chinese

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day; sky; heaven
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
 
trad. (天然)
simp. #(天然)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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天然

  1. (attributive) natural (produced by nature)
    天然雜質天然杂质  ―  tiānrán zázhì  ―  natural impurity
    天然種植天然种植  ―  Tiānrán zhòngzhí.  ―  Grown naturally.

Usage notes

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天然 (tiānrán) can only be used as an attributive to describe things that are literally produced by nature. Unlike the usual term for natural, 自然 (zìrán), it cannot be graded or used figuratively.

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (天然):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)(ねん) (tennen

  1. being natural
    Synonym: 自然
    Antonym: 人工
  2. Short for 天然惚け.: airheaded

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

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天然 (cheonyeon) (hangeul 천연)

  1. hanja form? of 천연 (natural)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (nature).

Adjective

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天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (natural).