Meaning of 本能 in Japanese
Definition of 本能
Words related to 本能
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(n) homing instinct
鳥には帰巣本能がある。
Birds have a homing instinct.
- (n) sex instinct
- (exp) one's true purpose lies elsewhere; one's enemy is in Honnoji
- (adj-na) instinctive; instinctual
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(n) survival instinct
危険を避けて安全に生きるのが生存本能でしょうか。
I wonder if keeping your head down and living safely is a survival instinct?
- (n) Honnoji Incident; forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)
- (n) maternal instinct
