EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    origin; beginning; genesis

    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.
  2. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    primeval; primordial; primitive

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Characters in this word

2
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meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

Kun
はら
On
ゲン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
172 of 2500
Radical
cliff
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

ばるわたわら

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-8SKIP code
2p8.1The Kanji Dictionary
7129.6Four corner code
3341deroo
539fUnicode hex code
1-24-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
825Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
652New Nelson (John Haig)
3009New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3733Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1910Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2593Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
134Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
142Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
132A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1231Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
202Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2973Morohashi
107A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
136Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
136Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205sakade
388Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
119henshall3
192Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
113crowley
405Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
260Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
136Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
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commence, begin

Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
244 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4346.0Four corner code
1777deroo
59cbUnicode hex code
1-27-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1208Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1203New Nelson (John Haig)
281New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
747Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
809Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
465A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1092Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
545Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6166Morohashi
288A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
503Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225sakade
155Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
304henshall3
299Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
321crowley
129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
439Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
755Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level