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原理 (げんり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

原げん理り

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り

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

principle; theory; fundamental truth

Refers to a basic rule, law, or mechanism underlying how something works, used in science, philosophy, and everyday explanations.

この機き械かいはてこの原げん理りを利り用ようしている。
This machine uses the principle of the lever.
彼かれは物ぶつ理

り

学がく

の

基き

本ほん

原げん

理り

を

説せつ

明めい

し

た

。

He explained the fundamental principles of physics.

Kanji

原meadow, original, primitive
理logic, arrangement, reason

Similar words

原げん則そく
原則 is a general rule or policy (often in human affairs), while 原理 is a fundamental law or mechanism (often in nature or science).
理り論ろん
理論 is a systematic theory or framework of ideas, whereas 原理 is the underlying principle or truth on which a theory is built.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 原理 (MC *ŋʉɐn lɨX), composed of 原 'origin, source' and 理 'reason, principle'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in Japanese with the meaning 'fundamental principle' since at least the Edo period.