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原

Kanji 原: meaning "original, field", readings, stroke order

The kanji 原 means "original, field". On'yomi: ゲン; kun'yomi: はら. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
original, field
On'yomi
ゲン
Kun'yomi
はら
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 原

  • 原因 げんいん — Cause
  • 原料 げんりょう — Raw material
  • 原 はら — field, plain
  • 原則 げんそく — Principle
  • 原点 げんてん — Starting point / origin
  • 原稿 げんこう — manuscript, copy
  • 原産 げんさん — place of origin
  • 原始 げんし — origin, primeval
  • 原理 げんり — principle, theory, fundamental truth
  • 原爆 げんばく — atomic bomb
  • 原文 げんぶん — the text, original
  • 原油 げんゆ — crude oil

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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