(しぜんかい)

しぜんかい
noun
the natural world; nature
nature
1. the natural world; the world of nature
The physical world of plants, animals, and natural phenomena, as opposed to the human or artificial world.
自然界(しぜんかい)(おお)不思議(ふしぎ)ある
There are many wonders in the natural world.
自然界(しぜんかい)バランス(くず)つつある
The balance of the natural world is being disrupted.
In the natural world, survival of the fittest is fundamental, and animals fight daily to survive.

Formation: 自然(しぜん) (nature) + (かい) (world, realm). The suffix ~(かい) denotes a sphere or realm (cf. 芸能界(げいのうかい) 'entertainment world', 学界(がっかい) 'academic world').

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