Definition of 原始 (げんし)

げんし

原始

げんし

genshi

JLPT N2

Common word

noun, no-adjective

origin, beginning, genesis

no-adjective, noun

primeval, primordial, primitive

Related Kanji

原	meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
始	commence, begin

Example sentences(showing 3 results)

きみ

げんし

しゃかい

いちいん

、

しょくりょう

せいさん

おも

、

きみ

ふた

If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things that you must do

じんるいがくしゃ

げんし

ぶんか

かん

こうえん

The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures

げんし

しゃかい

、

ぶつぶつこうかん

物々交換

が

おこな

行われた

In primitive societies barter was used