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Keyword
original
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig142
Readings
げん
(55%)
げい
(19%)
はら
(12%)
わら
(7%)
ばら
(3%)
Composed of
厂
cliff
白
white
小
small
Mnemonic

The original way that cliff looked like was very white and small. Over time the raging winds and the constant rain made it a lot larger, and a lot dirtier.

Used in kanji (4 in total)
願
wish
源
source
螈
???
愿
honest
Used in vocabulary (628 in total)
cause; origin; source
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
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Examples (200 in total)
What is the cause of such a failure?
That's the cause of his failure.
The real problem lies in his character.
What was the cause of the explosion?
We know very little about the cause of this disease.
This has come about through several causes.
There were a number of reasons for this accident.
The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
We need to study the cause and effect of the accident closely.
The police are looking into the cause of the accident.
What was the cause of your quarrel?
They agreed to look into the causes of the accident.
What was the cause for this fight in the first place?
The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
The cause of the accident is not known to us.
At present, the cause of the disease is unknown.
We must make a close analysis of the causes of the accident.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
He died from the cold last night.
I have been writing this manuscript for a year.
The police are investigating the cause of the crash.
The committee inquired into the cause of the accident.
The investigating committee is looking into the cause of the accident.
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
What accounts for these symptoms hasn't been discovered yet.
His death was owing to his reckless driving.
The cause of this illness is stress.
The same cause does not always give rise to the same effect.
He showed me the manuscript of his new play.
Cause and effect react upon each other.
Which train is bound for Odawara?
We go to Odawara castle.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The police will look into the cause of the fire.
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
In medical research, one of the first problems is to isolate the cause of the disease.
The same cause often gives rise to different effects.
Her behavior gave rise to rumors.
I ask these questions by way of finding out the cause of the accident.
Experts have failed to come up with an explanation of why the explosion happened.
Everyone will accept that idea in principle.
We must find out the cause and get rid of it.
The cause of the fire was known.
Common causes of stress are work and human relationships.
We can see wild animals lying in the grass.
The workman died from the explosion.
Is it difficult to act according to Buddhist principles?
The machine was too complicated for us to find out the cause of the trouble.
The drama differs from the original story.
That movie isn't as interesting as the original.
The movie wasn't as interesting as the book.
The original was written as a school textbook.
I should've read the original work before watching the movie.
What do you call a man who takes care of sheep in the field?
Idleness often accounts for poverty.
This general rule refers only to children.
Can you manage to complete the manuscript by Friday?
His analysis of the causes of the uprising was correct.
His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.
The editor glanced over the manuscript.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
The mountain rises above the plain.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
I can't sleep because of the noise.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The cause of the traffic accident was reported by the police.
The police are looking into the cause of the traffic accident.
This mistake is due to his carelessness.
I think the cause lies with Tom.
Do you know why Tom and Mary got divorced?
Tom wanted to know the cause of the accident.
Tom committed suicide because he was bullied at school.
The accident caused traffic confusion.
This was quite primitive compared to that.
When the boys go camping, they enjoy living in a primitive way.
The province supplies its neighbors with various raw materials.
Japan is lacking in raw materials.
Japan depends on imports for raw materials.
A lot of buildings collapsed in Japan due to the earthquake yesterday.
The Forensic Investigation Unit is trying to determine the cause of today's fire.
He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.
Poverty often engenders crime.
Poverty is still the major cause of crime.
Their mother let them play in the field.
The fields abound in wild flowers.
The pilot landed the airplane in the field.
He let his dog run free in the field.
The field was white as far as the eye could see.
I like to roam about the fields.
I feel like dancing in the fields.
There were six sheep in the field.
The fields lay covered with deep snow.
The fields lay thickly covered with snow.
The field is covered with snow.
You should come early in order for him to read your manuscript before your speech.
The accident was due to his carelessness.
Do you have the time to run over the draft of my speech, Ken?
I need to finish writing my speech.
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
The children are playing catch in the field.
A gentle breeze blew through the field.
All things on the Earth are made of atoms.
He got sick from overwork.
The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.
You must go to Harajuku.
Harajuku is one of the hottest places in Tokyo.
She got on a bus for Harajuku.
Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages.
Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.
We are looking into the cause of the accident.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
The police are now investigating the cause of the accident.
The police are now inquiring into the cause of the fire.
They used those primitive tools.
The cause of Tom's illness was overeating.
The ship capsized in the middle of the ocean.
If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.
Japan imports raw materials from China and exports finished products to it.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
What's the cause of my condition?
We have to reduce the cost to a minimum.
The water pressure caused the pipe to burst.
That translation is said to be true to the original.
This sentence is not a translation. It's the original.
The translation is quite true to the original.
The translation was true to the original.
Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.
Let's compare the translation with the original.
We import raw materials and export the finished products.
Japan has to import most of its raw materials.
Japan imports various raw materials from abroad.
The translation is true to the original.
His translation is close to the original.
He studied the original text of War and Peace.
The city was destroyed by fire.
In primitive societies barter was used.
That forest fire happened from natural cause.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
Hunting game is forbidden in this tranquil wilderness.
That copy differs from the original.
This is an exact copy of the original.
Is this the original or a copy?
This is a copy, not the original.
This is the original.
The copy agrees with the original.
The author revised his manuscript over and over again.
The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches.
There used to be a green field here; now there's a supermarket.
The immediate cause of his failure was lack of study.
What started the fire?
The manuscript had been written out by hand.
The whole world could be destroyed by an atomic war.
The atomic bomb is a grave threat to mankind.
The atomic bomb destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima.
They can produce the same goods at a far lower cost.
Captain Cook thanked the natives for their hospitality.
The natives saw an airplane then for the first time.
The natives have to defend their land against invaders.
The natives collect and store rain-water to drink.
He established a friendly relationship with the natives.
The ship transports raw materials from Indonesia.
The judge decided against the plaintiff.
I agree to the proposal in principle.
Tableland vegetables are grown here, such as lettuce, cabbage, and celery.
The villagers petitioned against the nuclear power plant.
What do you think of the original plan?
He stuck to the original plan.
I insisted that we change our original plan.
Atomic bombs are a danger to the human race.
They know how to make an atomic bomb.
They dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
We should never use an atomic bomb again.
Science produced the atomic bomb.
An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.
Society must do away with laws which cause racial discrimination.
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
This book deals with the uses of atomic power.
Mankind will succeed in making peaceful use of atomic energy.
The two teams debated on the issue of nuclear power.
Nuclear power is safe.
It is desirable that atomic energy should be used for peaceful purposes.
Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.
Atomic energy can be utilized for peaceful purposes.
He has been devoted to the study of atomic energy ever since he graduated from the university.
We live in the atomic age.
We should make use of atomic energy.
We must think about peaceful uses of atomic energy.
This is a crude material imported from Malaysia.
We get the materials from Malaysia.
The atomic bomb is the offspring of 20th century physics.
The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment.
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.
When refined, crude oil yields many products.
The original and the copy are easily distinguished.
The sweet potato is native to South America.
Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.