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原書 (げんしょ, gensho) Japanese meaning: original text | Kotomora
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読よ
ん
だ
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I read several original texts to write this paper.
I want to read Dostoevsky in the original, not in translation.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 原げん 書しょ で 読よ む to read a book in its original (untranslated) language
He reads Shakespeare in the original English at university.
原げん 書しょ に 当あ たる to consult the original text (rather than a translation or summary)
If you have any doubts, be sure to check the original text.
原げん 書しょ から 翻ほん 訳やく する to translate directly from the original-language text
This book was translated directly from the original.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words 原書 refers to a book in its original (often foreign) language, while 原本 refers to the original physical copy or manuscript, especially in legal or archival contexts.
原書 usually means a foreign-language book in its unadapted original form, while 原典 refers more broadly to the original source text of a quotation, classic, or academic work.
原書 is about the physical or linguistic form of the book itself, while 原作 refers to the original creative work that a film, drama, or other adaptation is based on.
Etymology Compound of 原 (gen, 'original') and 書 (sho, 'book, document'). The meaning is transparent from its components.
