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Japanese word 原形: original form / base form. Meanings and example sentences.

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原形 (げんけい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

原形 (げんけい) means original form / base form.

See example sentences below.

原形 at a glance

原形
げんけいgenkei
N1noun
original form / base form
原形げんけいgenkeiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 原形

Core meaning

original form / base form

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この言葉の原形を調べてください。

Translation

Please look up the original form of this word.

Example 2

ロボットは人間の原形をモデルにしている。

Translation

The robot is modeled after the original form of a human.

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