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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

原

Readings

Kana: ゲン、はら
Romaji: gen, hara
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: た、ばる、ら、わた、わら
Romaji: ta, baru, ra, wata, wara
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  27
Frequency:  172
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-2-8
Korean Reading:  weon
Chinese Reading:  yuan2
Unicode:  539f
JIS:  3836

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3009
Nelson Index: 825
New Nelson Index: 652
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2p8.1
Four Corner Index: 7129.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 107
Gakken Index: 132
Japanese Names Index: 1231
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2973
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0653
Remembering the kanji Index: 134
Kanji Way Index: 113
Kanji Flashcards Index: 388
Kodansha Compact Index: 260
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 119
Kanji in Context Index: 405
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1910
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2593
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 136
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 142
Essential Kanji Index: 202
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3733
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3341
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 205
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 192

Words

原 (はら)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
原作 (げんさく)
original work
原語 (げんご)
original word; original language
原則 (げんそく)
principle; general rule
原子力 (げんしりょく)
atomic energy; nuclear power
原 (げん)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
原因 (げんいん)
cause; origin; source
原画 (げんが)
original picture; key frame; key animation
原題 (げんだい)
original title
原子 (げんし)
atom
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