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原文 (genbun)

the text, original

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

原文 (げんぶん, genbun) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “the text, original”.

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Example sentences 6

訳文やくぶんを原文げんぶんと比較ひかくしなさい。

Compare the translation with the original.

どんなに立派な翻訳でも明らかに原文には及ばないものだ。

Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.

この文は訳ではありません。これが原文です。

This sentence is not a translation. It's the original.

もう一度翻訳を原文と比較してみなさい。

Set your translation against the original once again.

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