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[せい(生)·らい(来)]
seirai
adverb, no adjective, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[せい(性)·らい(来)]
seirai
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[しょう(生)·らい(来)]
shourai
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[しょう(性)·らい(来)]
shourai
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Root Words:

[せい(生) + らい(来)]
sei + rai

English Meaning(s) for 生来

adverb, no adjective, noun
  1. by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
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Definition and Synonyms for 生来

Nature the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
Synonyms: げ, きっぷ, ネイチャー, 人となり, 天性, 天機, 天資, 天質, 幹, 心ばえ, 心根, 性, 性, 性, 性, 性分, 性情, 性根, 性根, 性格, 性状, 性癖, 性質, 持ち前, 本性, 柄, 柄, 柄, 根, 根, 根性, 毛色, 気, 気, 気, 気分, 気心, 気性, 気稟, 気立て, 気象, 気質, 生来, 真性, 禀性, 稟性, 稟質, 素質, 資性, 資質, 賦性, 質, 質, 質

Meanings for each kanji in 生来

» life; genuine; birth
» come; due; next; cause; become

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Trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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Sample Sentences for 生来

All these are ways of exceeding the bounds imposed on us by human nature.
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He is a poet by birth.
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Helen is by nature an optimist.
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He is endowed with a sense of humor.
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Man is born a sinner.
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