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NounFreq #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、は善良な男たちなのだ。
They are all good men at heart.
5

(fishing) reef

NounFreq #49901
1

stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence

2

radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)

3

Mathematics

root

4

Buddhism

indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)

んきょNounFreq #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)

んじょうNounFreq #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

本的んぽんてき~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.
もとNounFreq #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

んぽんこんぼんNounFreq #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.
こそぎそぎ刮ぎFreq #12277
1

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots

Examples
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
Pull the plant up by the roots.
2

Common noun; As 〜にする

eradicating; rooting out

3

Adverb (fukushi)

all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch

Examples
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
んげNounFreq #12852
1

root; source; origin; cause

Examples
金は諸悪の根源
Money is the root of all evil.
っこっ子っこNounFreq #12855
1

root (of a plant)

2

stump (of a tree)

3

root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation; origin; source

んきNounFreq #13864
1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

Examples
この種の仕事には大変な根気が必要とされる。
This sort of work calls for a lot of patience.
んていNounFreq #13926
1

root; basis; foundation

Examples
この議論の根底には、問題としている規則が言語に存在するという仮説がある。
Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.
回しわしNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14341
1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process

Examples
大統領は辞任する前にお金に困らないように根回しした。
The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.
2

digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

に持つねにもつExpressionGodan verbFreq #15217
1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

Examples
ジェーンはボブが助けてくれなかったのを根に持っている
Jane has it in for Bob because he didn't help her.
んかんNounFreq #18108
1

foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals

2

root and trunk

拠のないこんきょのない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #18779
1

baseless; groundless

付くづくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #19048
1

to take root; to strike

Examples
西洋の多くの習慣が日本に根付いてきた。
Many western customs have taken root in Japan.
じろNounFreq #20159
1

stronghold; citadel

Examples
泥棒は、間違いなくここにいるはずよ。きっと、どこかに根城があるから、そこを見つけさえすればいいの。
The thief has to be in here. I'm sure somewhere around is his stronghold so if we can just find that we've got him.
2

base (of operations); headquarters

っからっから~の Adj.AdverbFreq #21385
1

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; at heart

Examples
彼女は根っからの冒険家だ。
She has an innate love of adventure.
2

Followed by a verb in negative form

absolutely (not); (not) at all

強いづよ~い Adj.Freq #22202
1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

Examples
その州では未だに古い慣習が根強い、とその文化人類学者は言っている。
The anthropologist says old customs still prevail in the province.
を張るをはるねをはるExpressionGodan verbFreq #22763
1

to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.)

2

Idiomatic expression

to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

3

Idiomatic expression

to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)

負けんまけNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #22964
1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

Examples
ホントしつこいなぁ、しのぶさん。なんか根負けしそう。
Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten.
掘り葉掘りほり葉ほりほりはほり堀り葉堀りAdverbExpressionFreq #23536
1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

も葉もないもはもない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #24557
1

groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

Examples
思いがけない大きな財産がころがりこんでくると信じることは、根も葉もないことだ。
To believe that an unexpected big fortune will come your way is to build a castle in Spain.