JLPT N3 · Noun

天然 (tennen)

天然 (てんねん, tennen) is a Japanese noun meaning “nature; spontaneity”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てんねん
Romaji: tennen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

nature; spontaneity · noun, noun taking の
natural airhead · noun, noun taking の · abbreviation, colloquial

Example sentences

この車は天然ガスで動く。

This car runs on natural gas.

Tatoeba #221380

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天然

天

heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes

然

sort of thing, so, if soゼン・ネン・しか・しか.り · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天然.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天国てんごくparadise天才てんさいgenius天災てんさいnatural disaster天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)天下てんかthe whole world先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1439580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.