noun

  1. original (text).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
原典 げんてん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

meadow, original, primitive
ゲン はら わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン ぜん いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
code, ceremony, law
テン ふみ のり (4th, N1)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)