Moji Ninja

原 — meadow; original

原 means “meadow; original”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: はら (hara). You'll see it in words such as 原っぱ (harappa, “open field; empty lot”).

原
Stroke order of 原
Meaning
meadow; original
On'yomi
ゲン (gen)
Kun'yomi
はら (hara)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3 · set Land & places 1

How to remember 原

From under a cliff (厂), small (小) white (白) streams run down: the source, the meadow.

Parts: 厂 cliff · 白 white · 小 small

Words with 原

WordReadingMeaning
原っぱはらっぱ harappa kunopen field; empty lot
原はら hara kunfield; plain

Don't confuse it with

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