げん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. origin; beginning; genesis
2. primeval; primordial; primitive
Kanji used
original
begin
Pitch accent
んし
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Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
primitive; original
pre-sectarian Buddhism; the earliest Buddhism; original Buddhism
early Christianity; 1st and 2nd century Christianity
primitive community; primitive (communist) society
the early church; the primitive church
source module; compilation unit
source element type (of a link)
source document type (of a link)
Examples (2 in total)
In primitive societies barter was used.
The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.