This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

原文

Reading

Kana: げんぶん
Romaji: genbun
Kana
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Definition

1

the text; original

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentences

翻訳(ほんやく)原文(げんぶん)(くら)べてみよう。
➥Let's compare the translation with the original.
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その翻訳(ほんやく)原文(げんぶん)忠実(ちゅうじつ)であった。
➥The translation was true to the original.
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()(うつ)したものを原文(げんぶん)比較(ひかく)せよ。
➥Compare the copy with the original.
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訳文(やくぶん)原文(げんぶん)比較(ひかく)しなさい。
➥Compare the translation with the original.
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あの翻訳(ほんやく)原文(げんぶん)忠実(ちゅうじつ)だそうだ。
➥That translation is said to be true to the original.
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その翻訳(ほんやく)原文(げんぶん)(きわ)めて忠実(ちゅうじつ)である。
➥The translation is quite true to the original.
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