生来

せいらい

Also written しょうらい, 性来

Meanings

1. Adverb, の-adjective, Noun by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
2. Adverb since birth; in one's (entire) life

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as セイ.
• 来 come. Read as ライ.

Example sentences

• ヘレンは生来楽天家だ。
  Helen is by nature an optimist.
• 彼は生来寛大な人だ。
  He is by nature a generous person.
• 彼は生来の詩人だ。
  He is a poet by birth.
• 彼は生来ユーモアの感覚に恵まれている。
  He is endowed with a sense of humor.

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