Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 先天的(せんてんてき) in Japanese

先天的
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
せんてんてき
Romaji
sententeki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary
    Example sentence
    彼女は先天的な無口です。 She is reserved by nature.

Examples of 先天的, せんてんてき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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的 JLPT 2

8 strokes

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: まと

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