Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後天的(こうてんてき) in Japanese

後天的
Kana Reading
こうてんてき
Romaji
kōtenteki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    a posteriori; acquired
    Example sentence
    言語能力は後天的ではなく、生まれつきです。 Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.

Examples of 後天的, こうてんてき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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的 JLPT 2

8 strokes

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: まと

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後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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