JLPT N1 · Noun

原典 (genten)

原典 (げんてん, genten) is a Japanese noun meaning “original (text)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: げんてん
Romaji: genten
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

original (text) · noun

Example sentences

その翻訳は原典に忠実だ。

The translation is true to the original.

Tatoeba #206595

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 原典

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

code, ceremony, lawテン・デン・ふみ・のり · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原典.

原因げんいんcause原はらfield原稿げんこうmanuscript原産げんさんplace of origin原始げんしorigin原理げんりprinciple原料げんりょうraw materials原則げんそくprinciple原点げんてんstarting point原爆げんばくatomic bomb原文げんぶんoriginal text原油げんゆcrude oil高原こうげんtableland原形げんけいoriginal form

Source: JMdict entry 1262150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.