天然

てんねん

nature, spontaneity

Also:natural airhead

What does 天然 mean?

天然 is a Japanese noun meaning nature, spontaneity in English. It can also be translated as natural airhead depending on context. It is written as 天然 in kanji, てんねん in hiragana, and tennen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この車は天然ガスで動く。

This car runs on natural gas.