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原始

Reading

Kana: げんし
Romaji: genshi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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origin; primeval

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin

Example Sentences

原始人(げんしじん)はその猛獣(もうじゅう)()ておびえた。
➥The primitive man was frightened at the sign of the beast.
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原始(げんし)社会(しゃかい)では、物々交換(ぶつぶつこうかん)(おこな)われた。
➥In primitive societies barter was used.
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こちらはあちらに(くら)べれば(まった)原始的(げんしてき)だった。
➥This was quite primitive compared to that.
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原始人(げんしじん)はどう(うも)(しし)()ておびえた。
➥The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.
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(かれ)らはああいった原始的(げんしてき)道具(どうぐ)使(つか)っていた。
➥They used those primitive tools.
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その人類(じんるい)学者(がくしゃ)原始(げんし)文化(ぶんか)(かん)する講演(こうえん)をした。
➥The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.
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