原産

げんさん

place of origin

What does 原産 mean?

原産 is a Japanese noun meaning place of origin in English. It is written as 原産 in kanji, げんさん in hiragana, and gensan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

サツマイモは、南アメリカが原産です。

The sweet potato is native to South America.