Meaning of 原語(げんご) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 原語

Kana Reading げんご

Romaji gengo

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

original word; original language

Examples of 原語, げんご in a sentence

日本語のむずかしさが、一握りの外国人を除いてすべての外国人が、原語で日本文学に近づくのを妨げている。

The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.

Related Kanji

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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原 JLPT 3

10 strokes

meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: はら

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