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原始げんし

genshi

origin, primeval

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Example sentence

一人で原始林へ乗り込もうとは君はなんて勇ましいんだ。

How brave of you to go alone into the primaeval forest!

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Kanji in 原始

原
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
始
commence, begin

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
始めN5はじめbeginning, start
始まるN5はじまる(something) begins
始めるN4はじめるto start / begin (something new; e.g. 勉強[べんきょう]を始める[はじめる] = start studying)
～始めるN4～はじめるto start doing ~ (suffix; e.g. 降り[ふり]始める[はじめる] = start raining)
原因N4げんいんcause, origin, source
開始N3かいしstart, commencement, beginning
始まりN3はじまりorigin, beginning
原N3はらfield, plain

More Time & Dates words

WordMeaning
以降いこうon and after, hereafter
お休みおやすみholiday, absence; (exp.) Good night (polite)
深夜しんやlate at night
年度ねんどyear, fiscal year
シーズンシーズンseason (sporting)
その頃そのころin those days, at that time, then
間もなくまもなくsoon, shortly, before long
当日とうじつappointed day, very day

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