Word Meaning 原形

げんけい genkei

原形 is read as げんけい (genkei) and means original form.

Meaning

English

  1. original form
  2. base form

Reading

Kana

げんけい

Romaji

genkei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14288 Priority C

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

原作

げんさく

original work

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

Example Sentences

3

An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.

It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.

The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.