Quick answer
原 is the kanji for "Field / Plain / Meadow". A common reading is はら (hara). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Field / Plain / Meadow
Also : Field · Plain · Meadow · Tundra · Prairie · Original
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 原 represents 'MEADOW'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of meadow.
On-reading: げん — remember this sound by associating it with meadow. Kun-reading: はら.
Example Sentences
根本的な原因を究明しました。
こんぽんてきなげんいんをきゅうめいしました。
I investigated the fundamental cause.
原材料費が上がっています。
げんざいりょうひがあがっています。
Raw material costs are rising.
Vocabulary using 原
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