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What does 原作 (げんさく, gensaku) mean?

原作 (げんさく, gensaku) means original work.

Quick facts
Readingげんさく
Romajigensaku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
げんさく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongensaku

original work

  1. 1noun · no-adjective original work

Example sentences

  • This movie is based on a novel.

  • The movie is more interesting than the original work.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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