原げん形けい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

original form; base form

Refers to the original shape or form of something before changes or modifications. Used in both concrete and abstract contexts.

〈物もの〉が原げん形けいをとどめないsomething no longer retains its original form (is unrecognizably damaged)
事じ故こで車くるまは原げん形けいをとどめないほど壊こわれた。
The car was smashed so badly in the accident that it no longer resembled its original shape.
〈物もの〉を原げん形けいに戻もどすto restore something to its original form
修しゅう復ふく家かは壁へき画がを原げん形けいに戻もどす作さ業ぎょうをした。
The restorer worked to return the mural to its original form.
〈物もの〉が原げん形けいを保たもつsomething retains its original form
この建たて物ものは築ちく100年ねんでも原げん形けいを保たもっている。
Even after 100 years, this building retains its original form.

原げん状じょう
原形 emphasizes the original physical shape of an object, while 原状 refers to the original condition or state of affairs, as in the legal phrase 原状回復 (restoration to original condition).

変へん形けいN1
原形 is the unchanged original shape of something, while 変形 describes that same thing after it has been deformed or transformed.

原げん型けい
原形 refers broadly to the original shape or form of something (e.g. its appearance before damage), while 原型 (same reading) specifically means a prototype or original model, especially in manufacturing or design.

Compound of 原 (original) and 形 (form). The reading げんけい is the standard on'yomi combination.