What does 原始 mean?
原始 is a Japanese noun meaning “origin, primeval” in English. It is written as 原始 in kanji, げんし in hiragana, and genshi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その人類学者は原始文化に関する講演をした。
The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.