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先天的

Reading

Kana: せんてんてき
Romaji: sententeki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

(かれ)先天的(せんてんてき)詩人(しじん)です。
➥He is a born poet.
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その習慣(しゅうかん)後天的(こうてんてき)で、先天的(せんてんてき)なものではない。
➥That habit is acquired, not innate.
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彼女(かのじょ)先天的(せんてんてき)無口(むくち)です。
➥She is reserved by nature.
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天才(てんさい)とは従来(じゅうらい)先天的(せんてんてき)絶大(ぜつだい)努力(どりょく)をなし()能力(のうりょく)(そな)えた(もの)との定義(ていぎ)(くだ)されてきた。
➥Genius has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble.
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