Moto 原: Meadow; Original; PrimitiveKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲン
- Kun'yomi
- はら
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 578 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲン)
- 原則げんそくprinciple; general rule
- 原因げんいんcause; origin
- 原子力げんしりょくatomic energy; nuclear power
- 原告げんこくplaintiff; accuser
- 原油げんゆcrude oil
- 原理げんりprinciple; theory
- 原点げんてんstarting point; origin
- 原爆げんばくatomic bomb; A-bomb
- 中原ちゅうげんmiddle of a field; middle of a country
- 原作げんさくoriginal work
- 原子炉げんしろatomic reactor; nuclear reactor
- 原案げんあんoriginal plan; original bill
- 原稿げんこうmanuscript; copy
- 原料げんりょうraw materials
- 原動力げんどうりょくmotive power; driving force
- 高原こうげんtableland; plateau
- 原稿用紙げんこうようしJapanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
- 原子げんしatom
- 原資げんしcapital; principal
- 草原そうげんgrassy field; grassland
- 湿原しつげんmarshy grassland; wetlands
- 原材料げんざいりょうraw materials; ingredients
- 原人げんじんprimitive man
- 原型げんけいprototype; model
- 原価げんかcost price
- 原始げんしorigin; beginning
- 原産げんさんplace of origin; habitat
- 原形げんけいoriginal form; base form
- 原生げんせいprimeval; primordial
- 原文げんぶんoriginal text
- 原野げんやwaste land; wilderness
- 原水爆げんすいばくatomic and hydrogen bombs; nuclear and thermonuclear bombs
- 原画げんがoriginal picture
- 抗原こうげんantigen
- 原潜げんせんnuclear submarine
- 原義げんぎoriginal meaning
- 原子核げんしかくnucleus; atomic nucleus
- 原産地げんさんちplace of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat
- 原付きげんつきmotorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter
- 原住民げんじゅうみんnative people; aboriginal
- 原典げんてんoriginal (text)
- 原初げんしょorigin; source
- 原判決げんはんけつoriginal judgement; judgment in prior instance
- 原動機げんどうきmotor
- 原始人げんしじんprimitive man
- 原子爆弾げんしばくだんatomic bomb; A-bomb
- 原審げんしんoriginal sentence
- 原寸げんすんactual size; full size
- 原書げんしょoriginal document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
- 原木げんぼくpulpwood; raw timber
- 原液げんえきundiluted solution (of)
- 原版げんばんform (printing); forme
Words that use a kun'yomi
Other readings
- 原発げんぱつnuclear power plant; nuclear power generation
- 河原かわらdry riverbed; river beach
- 原本げんぽんthe original; original copy
Showing the 60 most common of 578 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 原
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