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原

meadow
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingはら
JōyōGrade 2KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. meadowRtK
  2. original
  3. primitive
  4. field
  5. plain
  6. prairie
  7. tundra
  8. wilderness
  1. moor

Popular Usage

原因原稿原産原始原理原料原形原作原子原書原則原点

Radicals and components

Radical厂cliffComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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cliff (厂) · spring · white (白) · dove · small (小) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 142

Compound words

原因げんいん
cause; origin; source
原稿げんこう
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
原産げんさん
place of origin; habitat
原始げんし
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial
原理げんり
principle; theory; fundamental truth
原料げんりょう
raw materials; ingredient
原形げんけい
original form; base form
原作げんさく
original work
原子げんし
atom
原書げんしょ
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
原則げんそく
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
原点げんてん
starting point; origin; beginning; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
原爆げんばく
atomic bomb; A-bomb
原文げんぶん
original text
原油げんゆ
crude oil
原案げんあん
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
原画げんが
original picture; key frame; key animation
原義げんぎ
original meaning
原型げんけい
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
原告げんこく
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
原色げんしょく
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; striking color
原人げんじん
primitive man
原生げんせい
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
原潜げんせん
nuclear submarine

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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