“Artificial” in Japanese
Short answer
Artificial in Japanese is “人工” (jinkou). Full meaning: artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality.
Other ways to say “Artificial” in Japanese
人造
jinzou artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic
人為的
jin'iteki artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
人工的
jinkouteki artificial, unnatural
アーティフィシャル
aatifisharu artificial
不自然
fushizen unnatural, artificial, affected, strained
取って付けたよう
tottetsuketayou unnatural, artificial, false, forced (e.g. smile), empty (e.g. compliments)
擬似的
gijiteki pseudo, quasi, artificial, simulated
作為的
sakuiteki intentional, deliberate, contrived, artificial
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