JLPT N1 · Noun

原作 (gensaku)

原作 (げんさく, gensaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “original work”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんさく
Romaji: gensaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

original work · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

そのドラマは原作と違っている。

The drama differs from the original story.

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

Kanji in 原作

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

make, production, prepareサク・サ・つく.る・つく.り · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原作.

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 1261450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.