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原形: original form, base form | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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原形

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原形(げんけい)

げんけい

original form, base form

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Reading and meaning

Reading: げんけい
Romaji: genkei
Meaning: original form, base form
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

辞書(じしょ)では、動詞(どうし)は原形(げんけい)で掲載(けいさい)されている。
In dictionaries, verbs are listed in their original form.
損傷(そんしょう)した文化財(ぶんかざい)を原形(げんけい)に戻(もど)すには、専門的(せんもんてき)な知識(ちしき)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Restoring a damaged cultural artifact to its original form requires specialized knowledge.
改訂(かいてい)を重(かさ)ねた規則(きそく)は、制定当初(せいていとうしょ

Kanji in this lesson

原meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wildernessJLPT N4 形shape, form, styleJLPT N4

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原形(げんけい)

をとどめている。

Despite repeated revisions, the regulations retain their original form from when they were first established.

複製品(ふくせいひん)からでは、失(うしな)われた作品(さくひん)の原形(げんけい)は推定(すいてい)できない。

The original form of the lost work cannot be inferred from reproductions alone.