原作

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 原作 is read げんさく and means the work on which an adaptation such as a film or stage production is based.
• Basic usage: It can refer to the novel behind a film or the work compared with a stage adaptation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Source work and adaptation
  • 原作 is the source work, while 脚色 is the act of adapting its content for another form.
• と for comparison
  • In 原作と異なる結末, と marks the original work against which the ending is compared.