本能
N1ほんのう honnou
- instinct
nounの-adjective
Chinese meanings
本能
Examples
- 動物は本能のままに振る舞う。Animals act on instinct.动物按本能行动。
- 本能に従うと道を誤ることが多い。Instinct is often a poor guide.跟随本能常常会走错路。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('dc58a8f7d2'); // 本能
{
"id": "dc58a8f7d2",
"word": "本能",
"reading": "ほんのう",
"romaji": "honnou",
"meanings": [
"instinct"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n",
"adj-no"
],
"jmdict_id": 1523130,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "動物は本能のままに振る舞う。",
"furigana": "{動物|どうぶつ}は{本能|ほんのう}のままに{振|ふ}る{舞|ま}う。",
"en": "Animals act on instinct.",
"tatoeba_id": 123746
},
{
"ja": "本能に従うと道を誤ることが多い。",
"furigana": "{本能|ほんのう}に{従|したが}うと{道|みち}を{誤|あやま}ることが{多|おお}い。",
"en": "Instinct is often a poor guide.",
"tatoeba_id": 81463
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d8b6b5facb68bde212f199b8dc32c36d58a5755d5de8ba60f0a9980bcbdb5a4e",
"meanings": [
"本能"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "動物は本能のままに振る舞う。",
"zh": "动物按本能行动。"
},
{
"ja": "本能に従うと道を誤ることが多い。",
"zh": "跟随本能常常会走错路。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/dc58a8f7d2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1523130; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "1c3b964a653c3c46a9ec8453e7b9b0fde6cf7b08966f6e021844843da8f1b776"
}
}