原文

げんぶん

the text, original

What does 原文 mean?

原文 is a Japanese noun meaning the text, original in English. It is written as 原文 in kanji, げんぶん in hiragana, and genbun in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの翻訳は原文に忠実だそうだ。

That translation is said to be true to the original.