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根

root
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコン
Kun readingね、-ね
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. rootRtK
  2. radical
  3. head (pimple)
  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tree
Components
How it's built
根
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
箱根はこね
Hakone, a hot-spring resort town near Mount Fuji.
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
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

On Reading Examples

大根は人参より高いかもしれない。だいこん
Daikon might be more expensive than the carrots.tatoeba
多数決原理が民主主義の根本原則だ。こんぽん
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.tatoeba
想像力は、すべての文明の根本である。こんぽん
Imagination is the root of all civilization.tatoeba
挨拶は礼儀作法の根本である。こんぽん
Greetings are the basis of good manners.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は都会人の作法を身につけているけれども根は田舎育ちだ。ね
For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.tatoeba
彼は粗暴に見えるが、根は大変やさしい。ね
He seems rough, but at heart he's very gentle.tatoeba
彼は根は正直な人間である。ね
He is, at bottom, an honest man.tatoeba
彼は根は親切な男の子なのだ。ね
He is by nature a kind fellow.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は都会人の作法を身につけているけれども根は田舎育ちだ。
For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.tatoeba
彼は粗暴に見えるが、根は大変やさしい。
He seems rough, but at heart he's very gentle.tatoeba
彼は根拠のない非難にいらいらした。
He chafed under the groundless criticism.tatoeba
彼は根は正直な人間である。
He is, at bottom, an honest man.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 根

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