JLPT N1 · Noun

本能 (honnou)

本能 (ほんのう, honnou) is a Japanese noun meaning “instinct”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんのう
Romaji: honnou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

instinct · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

動物は本能のままに振る舞う。

Animals act on instinct.

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

Kanji in 本能

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

ability, talent, skillノウ・よ.く・あた.う · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本能.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本人ほんにんthe person in question本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample

Source: JMdict entry 1523130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.