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生まれつき (うまれつき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生うまれつき

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

by nature; innately; from birth

Describes a trait, ability, or condition that a person has inherently, not acquired later. Used adverbially, as a no-adjective, or as a noun.

彼かれは生うまれつき足あしが速はやい。
He is naturally fast on his feet.

生うまれつきの才さい能のうだけでは成せい功こうできない。

You can't succeed on innate talent alone.

Usage patterns

生うまれつき〈形けい容よう詞し〉naturally/by nature [adjective] (describing an inborn trait or condition)
彼かれは生うまれつき体からだが弱よわい。
He has been physically weak since birth.
生うまれつきの〈物もの〉an innate/inborn [thing], e.g. talent or trait
彼かの女じょには生うまれつきの才さい能のうがある。
She has an innate talent.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

天てん性せい
天性 is a formal, literary noun for an innate nature or disposition, while 生まれつき is the everyday word for an inborn trait and can be used adverbially.
先せん天てん的てきN1
先天的 is a technical, often medical term for 'congenital', whereas 生まれつき is the common, general way to say something is inborn.
持もち前まえ
生まれつき stresses that a trait has been present since birth and is often used adverbially, while 持ち前 is a noun/no-adjective describing the trait itself without emphasizing birth.
根ねっからN1
生まれつき specifically means 'from birth' (a congenital trait), whereas 根っから can describe any deeply rooted quality, not only innate ones.

Opposites

後こう天てん的てきN1
後天的 means 'acquired after birth', the direct opposite of 生まれつき, which means 'from birth'.

Written forms

生うまれつきUsage77%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most frequent written form.
生うまれつきUsage22%
Variant with 生れ instead of 生まれ; less common but still encountered.
生うまれ付つきUsage1%
Kanji spelling using 付; rare and somewhat old-fashioned.
生うまれ付つき
Combination of the less common 生れ and 付; very rare.

Etymology

Compound of 生まれ (umare, 'birth', the continuative form of 生まれる 'to be born') + 付き (tsuki, 'attached', the continuative form of 付く 'to attach'). Literally 'attached from birth', referring to an inherent quality.