ぼ
母
せい
性
ほん
本
のう
能

noun

  1. maternal instinct.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼ
母
せい
性
ほん
本
のう
能
 母性本能 ぼせいほんのう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mother
はは　ボ　も (2nd, N5)
sex, gender, nature
セイ　ショウ　さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)