Word
原始
げんし
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Noun · No-adjective
origin; beginning; genesis
- No-adjective · Noun
primeval; primordial; primitive
In Spanish
primitivo; primario; prehistórico
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
原始社会では、物々交換が行われた。
In primitive societies barter was used.
En las sociedades primitivas se usaba el trueque.
Tatoeba #175009(opens in a new tab)その人類学者は原始文化に関する講演をした。
The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.
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