Meaning of 原始 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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原始JLPT 2
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Kana Readingげんし
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Romajigenshi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- origin; primeval
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Example Sentences
原始, げんし used in context
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In primitive societies barter was used.
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もし君が原始社会
し の一員する ゃかいいちいん で、たとえば食料し を生産する ょくりょうせいさん しする たいと思うおもう ならば、君きみ きみ がしする なければならないことが二つふたつ ある。If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things that you must do.
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その人類学者
じんるいがくしゃ は原始げんし 文化ぶんか に関するにかんする 講演こうえん をしたする 。The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
On: ゲン
Kun: はら
10 strokes
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