原義

Chinese

 
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (原義) 原 義
simp. (原义) 原 义

Pronunciation


Noun

原義

  1. original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原 義
げん
Grade: 2
ぎ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

原(げん)義(ぎ) • (gengi) ←げんぎ (gengi)?

  1. original meaning (of a word or phrase); primary meaning

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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