原作

げんさく

original work

What does 原作 mean?

原作 is a Japanese noun meaning original work in English. It is written as 原作 in kanji, げんさく in hiragana, and gensaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのドラマは原作と違っている。

The drama differs from the original story.