JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 原: "meadow, original, primitive"
The kanji 原 means "meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ゲン in on'yomi and はら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 172 of 2,501 |
Common words with 原
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 原因cause; origin; source
- 原field; plain; prairie; tundra
- 原稿manuscript; copy; draft; notes
- 原理principle; theory; fundamental truth
- 原則principle; general rule · as a rule; in principle; in general
- 草原grassy field; grassland; meadow · grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie; steppe
- 原original; primitive; primary; fundamental
- 河原dry riverbed; river beach
- 平原plain; moor; prairie
- 原作original work
- 原始的primitive; original
- 原型model; prototype; archetype · (sewing) pattern
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