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根
根
10 strokes
Frequency: 620
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

root
radical
head (pimple)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ね
-ね

Common Words

屋根
やね
家根
Noun
Freq #2406
1

roof

Examples
彼は屋根の雪を取り除いた。
He cleared the roof of snow.
根
ね
Noun
Freq #2638
1

root (of a plant)

2

root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)

3

root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis

4

one's true nature

Examples
彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。
They are all good men at heart.
5

(fishing) reef

根拠
こんきょ
Noun
Freq #2923
1

basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority

Examples
その噂は全く根拠がなかった。
The rumor was completely without foundation.
2

base (of operations)

羽
羽根
はね
は (羽)
Noun
Freq #3678
1

feather; plume; down

Examples
立派な羽が立派な鳥をつくる。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
2

wing

Examples
羽に深い傷を負った小鳥を見つけました。
I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged.
3

羽根 only

blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)

4

はね only

shuttlecock (in badminton)

5

羽根 only; Also written as 羽子

shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)

6

羽根 only

arrow feathers

根性
こんじょう
Noun
Freq #5738
1

willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit

Examples
セッティングは整えておいたから、後はまーくんが根性見せなきゃダメだからね？
I've set the stage so now you just have to show some guts, OK?
2

character; nature; disposition; personality

根本的
こんぽんてき
～な Adj.
Freq #5882
1

fundamental; basic

Examples
それでは根本的な問題を見てみることにしましょう。
Let us turn now to the fundamental issue.
根元
根本
ねもと
Noun
Freq #6069
1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)

2

root (e.g. of a problem); source

根本
こんぽん
こんぼん
Noun
Freq #6688
1

root; source; origin

Examples
想像力は、すべての文明の根本である。
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
2

foundation; basis; essence

Examples
挨拶は礼儀作法の根本である。
Greetings are the basis of good manners.
眉根を寄せる
まゆねをよせる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #9653
1

to frown; to squint

付け根
つけ根
付根
附根
附け根
つけね
Noun
Freq #11334
1

root; joint; base; crotch

Examples
彼女は耳のつけ根まで赤くなった。
She colored up to her temples.
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