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Kanji: 原

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
はら
 ON 音 
ゲン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
がんだれ
Meaning:
Meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(げんいん)
cause, source
N3
(はら)
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
N2
稿(げんこう)
manuscript, copy
N2
(げんさん)
place of origin, habitat
N2
(げんし)
origin, primeval
N2
(げんり)
principle, theory, fundamental truth
N2
(げんりょう)
raw materials
N1
(げん)
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw
N1
(げんけい)
original form, base form
N1
(げんさく)
original work
N1
(げんし)
atom
N1
(げんしょ)
original document
N1
(げんそく)
principle, general rule
N1
(げんてん)
origin (coordinates), starting point
N1
(げんてん)
original (text)
N1
(げんばく)
atomic bomb
N1
(げんぶん)
the text, original
N1
(げんゆ)
crude oil
N1
(こうげん)
tableland, plateau
N1
(はら)っぱ
open field, empty lot, plain
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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