原 — kanji meaning “meadow”
原
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
- Meanings
- meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- はら
- Name readings
- た、ばる、ら、わた、わら
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #172 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 27
- Chinese reading
- yuán — Chinese character page
Words with 原
| 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 |
| 原爆 | げんばく genbaku | atomic bomb; A-bomb |
| 原料 | げんりょう genryou | raw materials; ingredient |
| 原点 | げんてん genten | starting point; origin; beginning |
| 原子 | げんし genshi | atom |
| 原告 | げんこく genkoku | plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor |
| 原油 | げんゆ gen'yu | crude oil |
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