Onyomi: ゲン · Kunyomi: はら · Meanings: field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness
Kanji for field, meadow, original, plain, prairie
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原 is formed from 厂, meaning “cliff” or “slope,” on the left, and 白 on the right. The cliff represents open land, while 白 carries the sense of openness or clarity. Together, they express a wide, open area of land. From this idea, 原 came to mean plain, field, origin, or source.
原 shows a wide open land, meaning plain, origin, or source.
原 is used when referring to an open area or the origin of something. It means the source, beginning, or a wide field. Remember 原 as the starting point or open land.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 原 | はら | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 原 | げん | original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto- | JLPT-N1 Prefix |
| 輩 | ばら | suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts) | Noun, used as a suffix |
| 原理 | げんり | principle, theory, fundamental truth | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 原因 | げんいん | cause, origin, source | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 原子 | げんし | atom | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 元素 | げんそ | element, chemical element | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 原稿 | げんこう | manuscript, copy, draft, notes, contribution | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 原料 | げんりょう | raw materials, ingredient | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 原始 | げんし | origin, beginning, genesis | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |