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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

本ほん能のう

N1
ほんのう honnou
  1. instinct
nounの-adjective

Chinese meanings

本能

Examples

  • 動どう物ぶつは本ほん能のうのままに振ふる舞まう。
    Animals act on instinct.
    动物按本能行动。
  • 本ほん能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。
    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"
  }
}