本能

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
simp. and trad. (本能)		本	能

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnnéng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² nang⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-nèn
Min Nan (POJ): pún-nn̂g / pún-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: běnnéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenneng
  - IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² nang⁴
  - Yale: bún nàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² nang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² neng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ nɐŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-nèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun` nenˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ nen²
  - IPA: /pun³¹ nen¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-nn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: pún-nn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnnngg
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: pún-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwnleeng
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³/

Noun

本能

instinct
動物本能 / 动物本能 ― dòngwù běnnéng ― animal instinct

Adjective

本能

(attributive) instinctive
本能反應 / 本能反应 ― běnnéng fǎnyìng ― instinctive reaction

Adverb

本能

unconsciously; subconsciously

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	能
ほん Grade: 1	のう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

本能 (hiragana ほんのう, rōmaji honnō)

an instinct
熊 (くま)から本 (ほん)能 (のう)で逃 (に)げた。
Kuma kara honnō de nigeta.
I escaped from the bear by instinct.
- 2007 July 13, “猫ねこ族ぞくの戦せん士しミリー [Mirri, Cat Warrior]”, in 基本セット　第１０版 [Core Set: 10th Edition], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  美 (び)と優 (ゆう)雅 (が)さに満 (み)ち、捕 (ほ)食 (しょく)者 (しゃ)の本 (ほん)能 (のう)も持 (も)ち……ミリーはさまざまな場 (ば)所 (しょ)に行 (い)きますが、私 (わたし)はラノワールが一 (いち)番 (ばん)合 (あ)っていると思 (おも)っています。
  ――ラノワールの使 (し)者 (しゃ)ロフェロス
  Bi to yūgasa ni michi, hoshokusha no honnō mo mochi…… Mirī wa samazama na basho ni ikimasu ga, watashi wa Ranowāru ga ichiban atteiru to omotte imasu.
  ――Ranowāru no shisha Roferosu
  “Full of beauty and grace, with a predator’s instincts…… Although she wanders, I have always thought Mirri belongs in Llanowar most of all.”
  ――Rofellos, Llanowar emissary

Compounds

本能的 (ほんのうてき) (honnōteki)

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