Chinese

		nature; the natural world	phenomenon
trad. (自然現象)		自然	現象
simp. (自然现象)		自然	现象

Noun

自然現象

1. natural phenomenon

Japanese

Etymology

自然 ‎(shizen, “nature”) +‎ 現象 ‎(genshō, “phenomenon”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しぜんげ​んしょう [shìzéń géꜜǹshòò] (Nakadaka - [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɕizẽ̞ŋ ɡẽ̞nɕo̞ː]

Noun

自然現象 ‎(hiragana しぜんげんしょう, romaji shizen genshō, historical hiragana しぜんげんしやう)

1. a natural phenomenon
   • 1990 December 30, Fujiko F. Fujio, 大長編ドラえもん のび太たの魔ま界かい大だい冒ぼう険けん [Doraemon Long Stories: Nobita and the Adventure into Daemundus] (大長編ドラえもん; 5), volume 5 (fiction, in Japanese), 54th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-141756-6, page 79:

     地 (じ)震 (しん)も台 (たい)風 (ふう)も単 (たん)なる自 (し)然 (ぜん)現 (げん)象 (しょう)にすぎん！

     Jishin mo taifū mo tannaru shizen genshō ni sugin!

     Earthquakes and typhoons are nothing more than just natural phenomena!