原義

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Chinese

former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (原義)
simp. (原义)

Pronunciation


Noun

原義

  1. original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(げん)() (gengiげんぎ (gengi)?

  1. original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN