How to say instinctively in Japanese

我知らず【われしらずwareshirazu】われ知らず・我しらず

adverb:

  • involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

Example Sentences

子供kodomoやya赤ちゃんakachanはha生理的にseiritekini苦手nigateなnaのno。
I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.
背の高いsenotakai男otokoがga銃juuをwo持ってmotte戸口toguchiにni立っているtatteiruのnoをwo見たmita瞬間shunkan、彼女kanojoはha思わずomowazu後ずさりしたatozusarishita。
At the moment she saw a tall man with a gun standing in the doorway, she instinctively backed away.
そのsono経済学者keizaigakushaはha現在genzaiのno不況fukyouをwo本能的にhonnoutekini予期yokiしていたshiteita。
The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
庭niwaにniあっaたta鉢植えhachiueをwoどけdokeたらtara、小さなchiisana虫mushiがgaうじゃうじゃujaujaといtoiてte、思わずomowazu悲鳴himeiをwoあげageてteしまっshimaたta。
When I lifted a potted plant in my garden, there were swarms of little insects crawling underneath, and I instinctively let out a shriek.

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