1.
nature, the natural world
The physical world and everything in it not made by humans.
自然 means nature (noun) or natural (na-adjective).
GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS:
- Noun: 自然を守る (protect nature)
- Na-adjective: 自然な表現 (natural expression)
- Adverb: 自然に (naturally, spontaneously)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 自然環境: natural environment
- 自然現象: natural phenomenon
- 自然災害: natural disaster
- 自然に任せる: to leave to nature
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 天然: natural (often for products: 天然素材)
- 自然: natural (behavior, expression, state)
CONTRAST:
- 自然: nature, natural ↔ 人工: artificial, man-made
- 自然に: naturally ↔ 無理に: forcibly