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    3. 原義

    原義

    原げん義ぎ

    original meaning

    KMT8News #22+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab23 strokes

    げんぎ

    Noun

    1.
    original meaning

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    この言こと葉ばの原げん義ぎは何なんですか。

    What is the original meaning of this word?

    KMT4EducationLiterature
    多おおくの単たん語ごは、時じ代だいとともに原げん義ぎから離はなれて使つかわれるようになる。

    Many words come to be used differently from their original meaning over time.

    KMT8LiteratureEducation
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくを読よみ解とく上うえで、単たん語ごの原げん義ぎを知しることは非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようだ。

    Knowing the original meaning of words is very important when interpreting classical literature.

    KMT8LiteratureEducation
    漢かん字じの原げん義ぎを学まなぶことで、その成なり立たちや文ぶん化か的てきな背はい景けいが理か解いできる。

    By learning the original meaning of kanji, one can understand their origins and cultural background.

    KMT8EducationCulture & Traditions
    哲てつ学がく的てきな概がい念ねんを深ふかく理り解かいするには、その言こと葉ばの原げん義ぎを遡さかのぼることが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    To deeply understand philosophical concepts, it is essential to trace back to the original meaning of the words.

    KMT9LiteratureReligion & PhilosophyEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    原
    はら…(6)
    meadow・original・primitive・field・plain…(3)
    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
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