ほんのう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. instinct
Kanji used
book
ability
Pitch accent
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Composed of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
instinctive; instinctual
protective instinct; defensive instinct
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
Examples (5 in total)
Fundamental instincts will not go away.
Animals act according to their instincts.
She's acting on instinct.