原 — field, origin, meadow | My Kanji

はら原 field

U+539F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #172 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #136 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

field
origin
meadow
original
plain
prairie

word

はら hara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

原(はら) hara field 石(いし) 原(はら) ishihara Ishihara (surname) 藤(ふじ) 原(わら) fujiwara Fujiwara (surname/clan)

げん gen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

原(げん) 因(いん) genin cause 原(げん) 則(そく) gensoku principle 原(げん) 稿(こう) genkou manuscript 原(げん) 告(こく) genkoku plaintiff 原(げん) 理(り) genri principle 原(げん) 作(さく) gensaku original work 原(げん) 子(し) 力(りょく) genshiryoku atomic energy 原(げん) 油(ゆ) genyu crude oil 原(げん) 料(りょう) genryou raw material 原(げん) 点(てん) genten origin 原(げん) 発(ぱつ) genpatsu nuclear power plant 原(げん) 価(か) genka cost price 原(げん) 子(し) genshi atom 草(そう) 原(げん) sougen grassland

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