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原始 (げんし): origin, primeval — Japanese vocabulary

原始 is read げんし and means "origin, primeval". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

原始

Reading
げんし · genshi
Translation
origin, primeval
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
げんしが

Example

原始社会では、物々交換が行われた。

げんししゃかいでは、ぶつぶつこうかんがおこなわれた。

In primitive societies barter was used.

Kanji in this word

  • 原 — original, field
  • 始 — begin

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