本能
ほんのう
instinct
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
instinct
Example sentences
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He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.
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Animals act on instinct.
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Animals act according to their instincts.
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Instinct is often a poor guide.
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Fundamental instincts will not go away.
More examples (7)
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In art, as in love, instinct is good enough.
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She's acting on instinct.
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The instinct for survival is innate.
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In making a decision, I rely not on logic but on instinct.
あまりチームに頼りすぎると、個人の闘争本能が減少するかもしれない。
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
そのような複雑な行動が本能のみに由来するという主張はとうてい成り立たない。
It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.
笑うと言うことは人間の本能です。本能ということになると、文化の壁は存在しません。
Laughter is a human instinct, and when it comes to instinct, cultural barriers don't exist.