Kanji: 原

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	厂 Radical name: がんだれ
Meaning:	Meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	原因(げんいん)	cause, source
N3	原(はら)	field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
N2	原稿(げんこう)	manuscript, copy
N2	原産(げんさん)	place of origin, habitat
N2	原始(げんし)	origin, primeval
N2	原理(げんり)	principle, theory, fundamental truth
N2	原料(げんりょう)	raw materials
N1	原(げん)	original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw
N1	原形(げんけい)	original form, base form
N1	原作(げんさく)	original work
N1	原子(げんし)	atom
N1	原書(げんしょ)	original document
N1	原則(げんそく)	principle, general rule
N1	原点(げんてん)	origin (coordinates), starting point
N1	原典(げんてん)	original (text)
N1	原爆(げんばく)	atomic bomb
N1	原文(げんぶん)	the text, original
N1	原油(げんゆ)	crude oil
N1	高原(こうげん)	tableland, plateau
N1	原(はら)っぱ	open field, empty lot, plain