天然

Chinese

day; sky; heaven
 
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
simp. and trad.
(天然)

Pronunciation


Adjective

天然

  1. natural (produced by nature)

Usage notes

天然 (tiānrán) can only be used as an attributive to describe things that are literally produced by nature. Unlike the usual term for natural, 自然 (zìrán), it cannot be graded or used figuratively.

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

天然 (hiragana てんねん, rōmaji tennen)

  1. being natural
  2. Short for 天然惚け.: airheaded

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

天然 (cheonyeon) (hangeul 천연)

  1. Hanja form? of 천연 (natural).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

天然

  1. Hán tự form of thiên nhiên (nature).
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