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原

Meadow

WaniKani level 17JLPT N3Joyo grade 2Top 500 Β· #17210 strokes

Meanings

Meadow, Original, Primitive, Field, Plain, Prairie, Tundra, Wilderness

On'yomi

げん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

はら

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 原

原 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

原 (Meadow) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #172 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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