- 草原 — grassland / prairie
- 湿原 — wetland / marshland
- 原野 — wilderness / plain
- 病原菌 — pathogen / disease-causing germ
- 原っぱ — plain / field
- 原因 — cause
- 原点 — starting point
- 原子 — atom
- 高原 — highland / plateau
This kanji combines the radical for “cliff” and a simplified form of “spring.” It expresses the idea of something natural and fundamental — like the source of water, thought, or land.
広い原に花が咲いている。
Flowers are blooming in the wide field.
原点に戻って考えよう。
Let’s go back to the starting point and think it through.