げんぶん
Meanings
Noun
1. original text
Kanji used
original
written sentence
Pitch accent
んぶん
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Composed of
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
Examples (4 in total)
Compare the translation with the original.
That translation is said to be true to the original.
This sentence is not a translation. It's the original.
Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.