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How to say 'Nature' in Japanese | 天然

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The Japanese word for Nature is 'Tennen', written as 天然 in Japanese.'Nature' in hiragana is てんねん.

    word

    天然

    Meaning

    Nature

    Reading

    てんねん

    tennen

    Kanji

    天Heaven 然Sort of thing, In that case

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '天然 (てんねん)' primarily means 'nature' or 'natural'. It refers to things that exist or occur in the natural world, without human intervention. This term can also be used to describe someone who is naturally talented or has an innate quality. For example: This park is full of natural beauty「この公園は天然の美しさに満ちている」(このこうえんはてんねんのうつくしさにみちている). She has a natural talent for singing「彼女は歌うことが天然の才能だ」(かのじょはうたうことがてんねんのさいのうだ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    4593

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 天然

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    天

    Meaning

    Heaven

  • kanji

    然

    Meaning

    Sort of thing, In that case

Words Related to 天然 Through the Kanji 天

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 天 as well.

  • word

    天皇

    Meaning

    Emperor

  • word

    天気予報

    Meaning

    Weather forecast

  • word

    天

    Meaning

    Sky, Heaven

  • word

    天の川

    Meaning

    Milky Way

  • word

    雨天

    Meaning

    Rainy weather

  • word

    天下

    Meaning

    World

  • word

    天井

    Meaning

    Ceiling

  • word

    天気

    Meaning

    Weather

  • word

    天国

    Meaning

    Heaven

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    天才

    Meaning

    Genius

  • word

    天候

    Meaning

    Weather

Words Related to 天然 Through the Kanji 然

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 然 as well.

  • word

    然し

    Meaning

    But

  • word

    然も

    Meaning

    Moreover

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    突然

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    全然

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    必然

    Meaning

    Inevitability

  • word

    偶然

    Meaning

    Coincidence

  • word

    然り

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    依然

    Meaning

    Still, Unchanged

  • word

    然程

    Meaning

    Not very

  • word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

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'Tennen' means 'Nature' .

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