JLPT N2 · Noun

原始 (genshi)

原始 (げんし, genshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “origin; beginning”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんし
Romaji: genshi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

origin; beginning; genesis · noun, noun taking の
primeval; primordial; primitive · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

その人類学者は原始文化に関する講演をした。

The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.

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

Kanji in 原始

原

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

始

commence, beginシ・はじ.める・-はじ.める · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原始.

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原型げんけいmodel

Source: JMdict entry 1261500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.