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根

root
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコン
Kun readingね、-ね
JōyōGrade 3
  1. root (of a plant)
  2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.)
  3. center (of a pimple, etc.)
  4. root (of all evil, etc.)
  5. source

Popular Usage

垣根球根

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1571

Compound words

垣根かきね
hedge; fence; border; limit
屋根やね
roof
禍根かこん
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
根幹こんかん
foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals
根気こんき
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
根拠こんきょ
basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority
根源こんげん
root; source; origin; cause
根性こんじょう
willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit
根絶こんぜつ
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
根底こんてい
root; basis; foundation
大根だいこん
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
島根しまね
Shimane (prefecture); island country
尾根おね
(mountain) ridge
根本こんぽん
root; source; origin; foundation; basis
箱根はこね
Hakone, a hot-spring resort town near Mount Fuji.
根ざすねざす
to come from; to have roots in
根回しねまわし
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
根強いねづよい
firmly rooted; deep-seated
根本的こんぽんてき
fundamental; basic
草の根くさのね
roots of grass; places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
付け根つけね
root; joint; base; crotch
根っこねっこ
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation
事実無根じじつむこん
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
根掘り葉掘りねほりはほり
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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