What does 原典 mean?
原典 is a Japanese noun meaning “original, source” in English. It can also be translated as “origin (of coordinate axes)” depending on context. It is written as 原典 in kanji, げんてん in hiragana, and genten in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その翻訳は原典に忠実だ。
The translation is true to the original.