JLPT N1 · Noun

原書 (gensho)

原書 (げんしょ, gensho) is a Japanese noun meaning “original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんしょ
Romaji: gensho
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language) · noun

Example sentences

この本は原書の要約版です。

This book is abridged from the original.

Tatoeba #219643

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

Kanji in 原書

原

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

書

writeショ・か.く・-が.き · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原書.

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 1261850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.