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    原げん典てん

    original (text)

    N1KMT9News #33+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab18 strokes

    げんてん

    Noun

    1.
    original (text)

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    この物ものが語たりの原げん典てんは古ふるい。

    The original text of this story is old.

    KMT7LiteratureHistory
    翻ほん訳やく版ばんを読よむ前まえに、原げん典てんを確かく認にんするべきだ。

    You should check the original text before reading the translated version.

    KMT9LiteratureEducation
    この映えい画がは、シェイクスピアの原げん典てんに忠ちゅう実じつに作つくられている。

    This movie is faithfully made based on Shakespeare's original text.

    KMT9LiteratureMusic & EntertainmentArt & Design
    論ろん文ぶんを書かく際さいは、必かならず原げん典てんにあたって情じょう報ほうを確かく認にんすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    When writing a thesis, it is important to always consult the original text to confirm information.

    KMT9EducationScience & Math
    多おおくの研けん究きゅう者しゃが、その古こ典てん文ぶん学がくの原げん典てん解かい読どくに生しょう涯がいを捧ささげた。

    Many researchers dedicated their lives to deciphering the original text of that classical literature.

    KMT10LiteratureEducationHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    原
    はら…(6)
    meadow・original・primitive・field・plain…(3)
    典
    ふみ・のり…(5)
    code・ceremony・law・rule
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