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原書

Reading

Kana: げんしょ
Romaji: gensho
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

Kanji

原
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
書
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write

Example Sentence

この本(ほん)は原書(げんしょ)の要約版(ようやくばん)です。
➥This book is abridged from the original.
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