原本

げんぽん

original (document, copy, work, text, etc.)

Also:root

What does 原本 mean?

原本 is a Japanese noun meaning original (document, copy, work, text, etc.) in English. It can also be translated as root depending on context. It is written as 原本 in kanji, げんぽん in hiragana, and genpon in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その写しは原本と合っている。

The copy agrees with the original.