Original

"Original" in Japanese

元の

moto no

(relating to the origin or beginning)

本来の

honrai no

(first in a series)

独創的な

dokusōteki-na

(fresh, different)

原作

gensaku

(object from which all later copies and variations are derived)

原文

genbun

(object from which all later copies and variations are derived)

原物

genbutsu

(object from which all later copies and variations are derived)

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