Usage patterns 原げん 案あん を 提てい 出しゅつ する to submit the original proposal/draft
The committee plans to submit the original proposal next week.
原げん 案あん 通どお りに 可か 決けつ する to pass (a bill) as originally proposed
The bill was passed exactly as originally drafted.
原げん 案あん に 賛さん 成せい する to agree with the original proposal
Many lawmakers agreed with the original bill.
原げん 案あん を 修しゅう 正せい する to amend the original draft
The assembly decided to amend the original draft.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words 草案 is a rough, preliminary sketch of a plan, while 原案 is the more finished original proposal submitted for consideration.
素案 is an even earlier, bare-bones idea stage than 原案 , which is the formal draft actually put forward.
原作 refers to a completed creative work used as adaptation source material, whereas 原案 is just the original idea or draft proposal, not a finished piece.
原案 is the original draft of a plan or bill, often used as the starting point for formal discussion, whereas 私案 is an informal, personal plan that may never become official.
原案 is the original proposal used as the starting point for discussion, whereas 試案 is explicitly experimental and expected to change.
Don't confuse with 原案 (げんあん , an original proposal) and 原因 (げんいん , a cause) sound similar but have completely unrelated meanings.
原案 is the original proposal before revision, while 成案 is the version finally settled on after deliberation, so learners often mix up which stage each word marks.
Etymology Compound of 原 (original) and 案 (plan, proposal). The kanji combination directly reflects the meaning.
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