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    3. 原形

    原形

    原げん形けい

    original form

    N1KMT7News #19+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab17 strokes

    げんけい

    Noun

    1.
    original form, base form

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    この化か石せきは恐きょう竜りゅうの原げん形けいをとどめています。

    This fossil retains the original form of a dinosaur.

    KMT6Science & MathAnimals
    動どう詞しの原げん形けいは辞じ書しょを引ひくときに使つかわれます。

    The base form of a verb is used when looking up words in a dictionary.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts
    この生せい物ぶつは、進しん化かの過とちゅ程うで原げん形けいから大おおきく変へん化かしました。

    This organism has changed significantly from its original form during the process of evolution.

    KMT7Science & MathAnimals
    その彫ちょう刻こくは、自し然ぜんの岩いわの原げん形けいを活いかして作つくられています。

    That sculpture is made by utilizing the original form of a natural rock.

    KMT7Art & DesignNature & Environment
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは、古こ代だいの建たて物ものの原げん形けいを復ふく元げんしようと試こころみています。

    Archaeologists are attempting to reconstruct the original form of ancient buildings.

    KMT8HistoryScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    原
    はら…(6)
    meadow・original・primitive・field・plain…(3)
    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
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