JLPT N1 · Noun

原形 (genkei)

原形 (げんけい, genkei) is a Japanese noun meaning “original form; base form”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんけい
Romaji: genkei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

original form; base form · noun

Example sentences

ギリシャ人たちは幾何学の理論的原形を作った。

The Greeks made theoretical models of geometry.

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

Kanji in 原形

原

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

形

shape, form, styleケイ・ギョウ・かた・-がた · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原形.

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原型げんけいmodel

Source: JMdict entry 1261310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.