原典 (げんてん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

原典 (げんてん) means original text / source document.

See example sentences below.

原典 at a glance

原典

げんてんgenten

N1noun

original text / source document

原典げんてんgentenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

original text / source document

Example 1

この本は原典に基づいて書かれています。

Translation

This book is written based on the original text.

Example 2

原典を確認して意味を調べましょう。

Translation

Let's check the original text and look up the meaning.