野性(やせい)

やせい
noun
wild nature; untamed instincts
naturepersonality
1. wild nature; untamed instincts; wildness
The untamed, instinctive nature of an animal or person, as opposed to what has been domesticated or civilized. Often describes rough, raw energy in a person's character.
犬(いぬ)にも野性(やせい)が残(のこ)っている。
Even dogs retain some wild instincts.
彼(かれ)のプレーには野性(やせい)を感(かん)じる。
You can feel a wild energy in the way he plays.
山(やま)で暮(く)らすうちに、眠(ねむ)っていた野性(やせい)が目(め)を覚(さ)ました。
Living in the mountains, the wildness that had been dormant in me awoke.

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野生(やせい) has the same reading but means living or growing in the wild (野生(やせい)動物(どうぶつ), wild animals). 野性(やせい) is the wild nature or instinct itself. A wild animal is 野生(やせい)動物(どうぶつ); a rugged man is 野性的(やせいてき).

Related Words

Homophone: 野生(やせい) (living in the wild)
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Added 2026.10.16 23:01 · Revised 2026.10.16 23:04
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