Japanese symbol for “primordial”
原生
げんせい
Romaji: gensei
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
In Japanese, primordial is 原生, read げんせい (gensei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “primordial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原始 | げんし genshi | primeval; primordial; primitive |
| 根源的 | こんげんてき kongenteki | primordial; fundamental; basic |
| 原初的 | げんしょてき genshoteki | early; primitive; primordial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 原作 | げんさく gensaku | original work |
| 原則 | げんそく gensoku | principle; general rule |
| 原子力 | げんしりょく genshiryoku | atomic energy; nuclear power |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle; theory; fundamental truth |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy; draft |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.