自然（しぜん）
JLPT N5 · na-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: nature
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 自然で | しぜんで |
| ta-form (past) | 自然だった | しぜんだった |
| nai-form (negative) | 自然ではない | しぜんではない |
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Example sentences
- 田舎は自然がとても豊かだ。 — The countryside is rich in nature.
- 私たちは自然を大切にするべきだ。 — We should take good care of nature.
Idioms & proverbs containing “自然”
- 自然淘汰 (しぜんとうた) — natural selection
- 無為自然 (むいしぜん) — abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come
- 天然自然 (てんねんしぜん) — natural
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