原
原
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
10 strokesFrequency 172JLPT N2Grade 2
On
ゲン
Kun
はら
Nanori
たばるらわたわら
Memory
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
meadow
Constituents
厂cliff
?dove
小little
小small
泉spring
白white
Mnemonic Stories
From the top of the cliff, the white flowers in the meadow appear very small.
Dictionary
Common Words
1
cause; origin; source
Examples
それで事故の原因が分かった。
That accounts for the accident.
1
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Examples
私達がよく野球をして遊んだ原は今すっかり家が建て込んでしまった。
The field where we used to play ball is now all built up.
1
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
Examples
この原稿は書き直したほうがいいな。
I'd better rewrite this paper.
1
principle; theory; fundamental truth
Examples
誰もがその考えを原理的には認めるだろう。
Everyone will accept that idea in principle.
1
principle; general rule
Examples
ずっと昔からこの原則は認められてきた。
Years ago this principle was widely recognized.
2
Adverb (fukushi)
as a rule; in principle; in general
1
grassy field; grassland; meadow
Examples
野生の動物たちが草原を歩き回っていた。
Wild animals roamed across the plains.
2
そうげん only
grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie; steppe
1
dry riverbed; river beach
Examples
だいたい、この川原の辺りを一巡りするのが、基本的な朝のコースである。
Generally once round this river side area is the basic morning course.
1
plain; moor; prairie
Examples
初秋の頃のほど、その平原が美しく見えるときはない。
At no time does the plain look so perfect as in early autumn.
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