Vocabulary

What does 原理 (げんり, genri) mean?

原理 (げんり, genri) means principle, fundamental rule.

Quick facts
Readingげんり
Romajigenri
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
げんり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongenri

principle, fundamental rule

  1. 1noun principle; theory; fundamental truth

Example sentences

  • This machine's principle is surprisingly simple.

  • The teacher explained the principle to us using an experiment.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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