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先天的 (せんてんてき): inherent, congenital, hereditary — Japanese vocabulary

先天的 is read せんてんてき and means "inherent, congenital, hereditary". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

先天的

Reading
せんてんてき · sententeki
Translation
inherent, congenital, hereditary
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せんてんてきが

Example

その習慣は後天的で、先天的なものではない。

そのしゅうかんはこうてんてきで、せんてんてきなものではない。

That habit is acquired, not innate.

Kanji in this word

  • 先 — previous, ahead
  • 天 — heaven, sky
  • 的 — target, ~ish

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