原 Kanji – meadow
The Japanese kanji 原 can mean meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness.
Meaning and Readings
How is 原 read?
原 has the onyomi reading ゲン and the kunyomi reading はら.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gen, hara.
Common Japanese Words Using 原
These common Japanese words contain 原. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 原（はら） — field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ（はらっぱ） — open field, empty lot, plain
- 原案（げんあん） — original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 原因（げんいん） — cause, origin, source
- 原画（げんが） — original picture
- 原義（げんぎ） — original meaning
- 原型（げんけい） — prototype, model, pattern, archetypal
- 原形（げんけい） — original form, base form
- 原稿（げんこう） — manuscript, copy, draft, notes, contribution
- 原稿用紙（げんこうようし） — Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper