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ほんのう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. instinct
Or perhaps they are following their instincts.
Alt. forms
本ほん能のう
99%
ほんのう
Pitch accent
ほ
んのう
ほ
んのう
ほ
んの
う
Used in: 3
Composed of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
instinctive; instinctual
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
survival instinct
protective instinct; defensive instinct
maternal instinct
homing instinct
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
sex instinct
Examples (12 in total)
It's because it appeals to their instincts.
It's something like human instinct.
Fundamental instincts will not go away.
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