JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

原則 (gensoku)

原則 (げんそく, gensoku) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “principle; general rule”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんそく
Romaji: gensoku
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

principle; general rule · noun
as a rule; in principle; in general · noun, adverb

Example sentences

ずっと昔からこの原則は認められてきた。

Years ago this principle was widely recognized.

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

Kanji in 原則

原

meadow, original, primitiveゲン・はら · 10 strokes

則

rule, law, followソク・のっと.る・のり · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 原則.

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 1262070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.