原 Kanji for original

N3–N2Grade 210 strokes

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

Kun: はら
On: ゲン

原 is the Japanese kanji for original, meadow, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is はら and its on reading is ゲン.

Stroke order

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Words with 原

原はらfield, plain, prairie
原はらっぱopen field, empty lot, plain
原げん因いんcause, origin, source
原げん則そくprinciple, general rule
原げん告こくplaintiff, accuser, prosecutor
原げん油ゆcrude oil

Practice 原 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.