(せいりてき)

せいりてき
adjective-na
physiological; instinctive; visceral
1. physiological; relating to bodily functions
Relating to the normal functions of a living organism. Used in scientific and medical contexts.
生理的(せいりてき)反応(はんのう)だ。
It's a physiological reaction.
睡眠(すいみん)生理的(せいりてき)必要(ひつよう)なものだ。
Sleep is a physiological necessity.
空腹(くうふく)生理的(せいりてき)欲求(よっきゅう)(ひと)つである。
Hunger is one of the physiological needs.
2. instinctive; visceral; gut-level
Describing a reaction that is automatic and beyond rational control — an instinctive like or dislike. Often used to express strong, involuntary aversion.
生理的(せいりてき)無理(むり)だ。
I just can't stand it — it's visceral.
あの(ひと)生理的(せいりてき)()()けない。
I have a gut-level aversion to that person.
(むし)生理的(せいりてき)苦手(にがて)で、()るだけで鳥肌(とりはだ)()つ。
I have an instinctive aversion to bugs — just seeing them gives me goosebumps.

Sense 2 is very common in everyday Japanese. 生理的(せいりてき)無理(むり) (viscerally impossible/unbearable) and 生理的(せいりてき)()()けない (can't tolerate on a gut level) are set phrases expressing strong involuntary aversion. This usage implies the reaction is beyond logic or reason — the speaker physically cannot tolerate something. Common collocations: 生理的(せいりてき)欲求(よっきゅう) (physiological need), 生理的(せいりてき)食塩水(しょくえんすい) (physiological saline).