天然

Chinese
day; sky; heaven
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (天然) 天 然
simp. #(天然) 天 然

Pronunciation

Adjective

天然

  1. (attributive) natural (produced by nature)
    天然雜質／天然杂质  ―  tiānrán zázhì  ―  natural impurity
    天然種植。／天然种植。  ―  Tiānrán zhòngzhí.  ―  Grown naturally.

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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (天然):

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てんねん [tèńnéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞nːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

天(てん)然(ねん) • (tennen) 

  1. being natural
    Synonym: 自然
    Antonym: 人工
  2. Short for 天然惚け.: airheaded

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
天然

Noun

天然 • (cheonyeon) (hangeul 천연)

  1. Hanja form? of 천연 (“natural”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
天然

Noun

天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (“nature”).

Adjective

天然

  1. chữ Hán form of thiên nhiên (“natural”).
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