原典

げんてん
genten

original, source

What does 原典 mean?

原典 is a Japanese noun meaning original, source in English. It is written as 原典 in kanji, げんてん in hiragana, and genten in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その翻訳は原典に忠実だ。

The translation is true to the original.

Words sharing kanji with 原典

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