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First of all, Happy new Year to all! I have a general question about kanji
and I came across this through an add on I use for studying. The kanji
is 原宿(Harajuku). The kanji 原 came with several definitions, one of them
being plain,field,etc. But it also had a (prefix) note on the side. For
prefixes, does this mean that that specific pronounciation is used with
jukugo, even when paired with other kanji? I would love an answer to
this if it’s possible.Sorry, I’m a bit perplexed at the question. Which dictionary is this? Only nothing I’ve checked mentions anything about a prefix.
Looking at my dictionary, it seems the on reading (げん) is way more prevalent in vocabulary words, while the kun reading (はら) is more often seen in proper nouns.
Well, 原 (げん) is a prefix meaning “original–”
For example:
原判決 – original judgement
原案 – original planFrom Daijirin:
げん1 【原】
漢語の上に付いて連体詞的に用いる。本来の。元来の。So if it was giving all the definitions and readings for that kanji, the prefix note probably refers to the げん definition and reading.
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