本能

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Chinese

roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
 
trad. (本能) 本 能
simp. #(本能) 本 能

Pronunciation

Noun

本能

  1. instinct
    動物本能／动物本能  ―  dòngwù běnnéng  ―  animal instinct

Adjective

本能

  1. (attributive) instinctive
    本能反應／本能反应  ―  běnnéng fǎnyìng  ―  instinctive reaction

Adverb

本能

  1. unconsciously; subconsciously

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 能
ほん
Grade: 1 		のう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

本(ほん)能(のう) • (honnō) 

  1. an instinct
    熊(くま)から本(ほん)能(のう)で逃(に)げた。
    Kuma kara honnō de nigeta.
    I escaped from the bear by instinct.
    • 2007 July 13, “猫(ねこ)族(ぞく)の戦(せん)士(し)ミリー [Mirri, Cat Warrior]”, in 基本セット　第１０版 [Core Set: 10th Edition], Wizards of the Coast:
      美(び)と優(ゆう)雅(が)さに満(み)ち、捕(ほ)食(しょく)者(しゃ)の本(ほん)能(のう)も持(も)ち……ミリーはさまざまな場(ば)所(しょ)に行(い)きますが、私(わたし)はラノワールが一(いち)番(ばん)合(あ)っていると思(おも)っています。
      ――ラノワールの使(し)者(しゃ)ロフェロス
      Bi to yūgasa ni michi, hoshokusha no honnō mo mochi…… Mirī wa samazama na basho ni ikimasu ga, watashi wa Ranowāru ga ichiban atteiru to omotte imasu.
      ――Ranowāru no shisha Roferosu
      “Full of beauty and grace, with a predator’s instincts... Although she wanders, I have always thought Mirri belongs in Llanowar most of all.”
      ―Rofellos, Llanowar emissary

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
本能

Noun

本能 • (bonneung) (hangeul 본능)

  1. Hanja form? of 본능 (“instinct”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
本能

Noun

本能

  1. chữ Hán form of bản năng (“instinct”).
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