JLPT N1 Advanced
原形
Original form, shape, or dictionary form.
Readings
1 Noun
Original Shape / Prototype
The initial configuration or structure of an object prior to modification, evolution, or destruction.
Example
火事 で 建物 は 原形 を とどめて いなかった 。
The building had lost its original shape in the fire.
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2 Noun
Dictionary Form / Base Form
The uninflected, fundamental state of a word, particularly a verb or adjective, found in a dictionary.
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