“Inborn” in Japanese
Short answer
Inborn in Japanese is “持ち前” (mochimae). Full meaning: natural, inborn, innate, inherent, characteristic.
Other ways to say “Inborn” in Japanese
先天的
sententeki inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary; a priori
本然
honzen natural, inborn, inherent, innate
天賦
tenpu natural (e.g. talent), innate, inborn, inherent
持前
mochimae natural, inborn, innate, inherent, characteristic
持ちまえ
mochimae natural, inborn, innate, inherent, characteristic
もちまえ
mochimae natural, inborn, innate, inherent, characteristic
生得的
seitokuteki innate, inherent, natural, inborn
生まれながら
umarenagara by nature, naturally, by birth, inborn
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