Word

原始

げんし
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun · No-adjective

    origin; beginning; genesis

  2. No-adjective · Noun

    primeval; primordial; primitive

In Spanish

  1. 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)
  • その人類学者じんるいがくしゃは原始げんし文化ぶんかに関かんする講演こうえんをした。

    The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.

    Tatoeba #208733(opens in a new tab)

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