(ほんのうてき)

ほんのうてき
na-adjective
instinctive, instinctual
1. instinctive, instinctual
Driven by innate impulses rather than conscious thought or learning; acting from natural instinct.
危険(きけん)本能的(ほんのうてき)(かん)じた
I instinctively sensed the danger.
Babies instinctively seek their mothers.
He felt an instinctive fear and ran away.
な-adjective modifying a noun
Many animal behaviors are instinctive.

USAGE: 本能的(ほんのうてき) can be used as a な-adjective modifying nouns (本能的(ほんのうてき)行動(こうどう)) or adverbially with に (本能的(ほんのうてき)(かん)じる).

NOUN: 本能(ほんのう) (instinct)

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