自然

How to remember it

自 (self) + 然 (to be so) — that which is so by itself, without artifice.

Example sentences

• 自然を大切にしよう。

  しぜんをたいせつにしよう。

  Let's cherish nature.

• 彼女の笑顔はとても自然だ。

  かのじょのえがおはとてもしぜんだ。

  Her smile is very natural.

Usage

As noun = nature; as na-adjective (自然な) = natural/unforced.

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