Meaning of 原始的 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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原始的
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Kana Readingげんしてき
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Romajigenshiteki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- primitive; original
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Example Sentences
原始的, げんしてき used in context
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They used those primitive tools.
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When the boys go camping, they enjoy living in a primitive way.
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原始的な計算機が、コンピューターの開発されるずっと以前に存在していた。
Primitive calculating machines existed long before computers were developed.
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He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.
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This was quite primitive compared to that.
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アマゾンのジャングルやニューギニア島には、いわゆる原始的な文化があり、ヨーロッパやアジアやアフリカにはいわゆる進歩した文化がある。しかし、このいずれの文化の言語も同じように進歩しており、複雑なのである。
There are so-called primitive cultures in the jungles of the Amazon and on the island of New Guinea, and there are so-called advanced cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the languages of these cultures are all equally advanced and complex.
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Kanji found in this word
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
On: ゲン
Kun: はら
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