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本能ほんのう (honnou)

instinct

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #6608 most frequent

Meaning

本能 (ほんのう, honnou) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “instinct”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

動物どうぶつは本能ほんのうのまま動うごくね。

Animals act purely on instinct.

彼かれは闘争とうそう本能ほんのうが強つよい。

He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.

鮭さけには回帰かいき本能ほんのうがある

Salmon instinctively return to their breeding ground.

鳥とりには帰巣きそう本能ほんのうがある。

Birds have a homing instinct.

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