Meaning
原典 (げんてん, genten) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “original (text)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 3
原典に脱落がある。
There is a lacuna in the text.
彼の翻訳は原典に忠実だ。
His translation is close to the original.
このとき残した「安禅必ずしも山水を用いず、心頭滅却すれば火も亦た涼し」の辞世で知られる(杜荀鶴の原典は「…火も自ずから涼し」)。
Joki has been famous for his farewell poem (composed before his death), saying "Meditation does not always require a quiet place. If you have established your own philosophy, nothing will trouble you as if you would feel fire cool.