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Zach

原作

Reading

Kana: げんさく
Romaji: gensaku
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Definition

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original work

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

Example Sentences

そのドラマは原作(げんさく)(ちが)っている。
➥The drama differs from the original story.
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原作(げんさく)学校(がっこう)教科書(きょうかしょ)として()かれた。
➥The original was written as a school textbook.
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その映画(えいが)原作(げんさく)ほどおもしろくない。
➥The movie is not so interesting as the original.
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その翻訳(ほんやく)原作(げんさく)見事(みごと)忠実(ちゅうじつ)であった。
➥The translation was nicely true to the original.
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