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本能

ほんのう
instinct
honnou
JLPT N1 vocabularyN1 Animals words
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  • 鳥とりは本能的ほんのうてきに巣すを作つくる。

    Tori wa honnouteki ni su o tsukuru.

    Birds build nests instinctively.

  • 動物どうぶつは危険きけんを本能ほんのうで察知さっちする。

    Doubutsu wa kiken o honnou de satchi suru.

    Animals sense danger by instinct.

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More JLPT N1 Animals words

  • 交尾こうびcopulation / mating
  • 胎生たいせいviviparous / live birth
  • 卵生らんせいoviparous / egg-laying
  • 共存共栄きょうぞんきょうえいcoexistence and co-prosperity
  • 環境破壊かんきょうはかいenvironmental destruction
  • 排泄はいせつexcretion
  • 摂食せっしょくingestion / feeding
  • 新種しんしゅnew species

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