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本能

15 strokes in total

📖 English Meaning

instinct

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
ほんのう
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Romaji:
honnou
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Character Meanings
root, origin, source; basis
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
Compound Words with 本能
本能主義 ほんのうしゅぎ
本能寺 ほんのうじ
本能的 ほんのうてき
Related Words
本能的 instinctively, natural
Famous People with this Kanji
実業家 塚本能交 (つかもとよしかた)
俳優 堀本能礼 (ほりもとよしのり)
陶芸家 藤本能道 (ふじもとよしみち)

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