JLPT N3 Intermediate
本能
Natural, unlearned instinct or impulse
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Other forms
本能的 instinctive
本能的に instinctively
Noun
Instinct
Refers to an inherent biological drive that governs behavior without the need for thought or learning.
Example
なぜか 分から ない けど 、 本能的 に 彼 が 嘘 を つい て いる と 感じ た 。
I don't know why, but I instinctively felt he was lying.
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