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原則げんそく

gensoku

principle, general rule

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Example sentence

例外は原則のある証拠。

The exception proves the rule.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

Kanji in 原則

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

rule, follow, based on, model after

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
規則	N4	きそく	きそくrule, regulation
原因	N4	げんいん	げんいんcause, origin, source
原	N3	はら	はらfield, plain
法則	N2	ほうそく	ほうそくlaw, rule
原理	N2	げんり	げんりprinciple, theory, fundamental truth
原稿	N2	げんこう	げんこうmanuscript, copy
原料	N2	げんりょう	げんりょうraw materials
原始	N2	げんし	げんしorigin, primeval

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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