原人
Meanings
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primitive man; early human
Refers to early hominids or prehistoric humans, often in anthropological or historical contexts.
Peking Man lived about 500,000 years ago.
Fossils of primitive humans are on display at this museum.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で原人の化石が発見されるfossils of early humans are discovered in 〈場所〉
Fossils of early humans were discovered in Africa.
- 原人が絶滅するearly humans become extinct
Many species of early humans are believed to have gone extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago.