Memory phrase for the Kanji: 原
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Meaning
| origin, field, a plain
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Pronunciation |
GEN hara |
Explanation |
Top: cliff 厂, below: variation of spring 泉 (white 白 and small 小 instead of water 水) |
Mnemonic
| Under the cliff, the small spring has its origin.
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Radicals
厂
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cliff | The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾. |
泉
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spring | The white 白 water 水 stands for a well. |
白
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white | The sun 日 and a sun beam ノ makes everything appear white. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
原発 |
げんぱつ |
nuclear power plant |
原 |
はら |
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
原則 |
げんそく |
principle, general rule |
原型 |
げんけい |
prototype, model, pattern, archetypal |
原子 |
げんし |
atom |
原理 |
げんり |
principle, theory, fundamental truth |
原形 |
げんけい |
original form, base form |
原文 |
げんぶん |
the text, original |
高原 |
こうげん |
tableland/plateau |
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