Word Meaning 原作

げんさく gensaku

原作 is read as げんさく (gensaku) and means original work.

Meaning

English

  1. original work

Reading

Kana

げんさく

Romaji

gensaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2321 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

原因

げいいん

cause

原子力

げんしりょく

atomic energy

原理

げんり

principle

原点

げんてん

datum point

原告

げんこく

plaintiff

原料

げんりょう

raw materials

原子

げんし

atom

原始

げんし

origin

原っぱ

はらっぱ

open field

原書

げんしょ

original document (not a copy or adaptation)

原住民

げんじゅうみん

native people

原色

げんしょく

original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)

Example Sentences

5

わたしはげんさくよりえいがのほうがすきだ。

I like the movie better than the original work.

Fans of the original will also be satisfied with this live-action adaptation.

The movie is not so interesting as the original.

I should've read the original work before watching the movie.

The movie was less funny than the book.