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根

根 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 植物の「ね」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「艮」。「ね」を意味する漢語｛根｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

root, radical, head (pimple)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コンElem.
Kun (native)
  • ねElem.
  • 〜ねElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音gen1
  • 한글geun
  • Hán-ViệtCăn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6839

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木艮

Words using this kanji

  • 根拠こんきょ物事を成り立たせるもととなる理由。 ねじろ、本拠。basis, grounds, foundation, reason
  • 根ね（ね）植物の一部分で、地中で養分や水分を吸収する部分。 （ね）ものごとの始まり、源。 （コン）物事に耐え抜く力。root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.)
  • 根本こんぽん（コンポン）物事を成立させるのに必要な事柄。 （ねもと）樹木の幹の真下の根の部分。 （ねもと）歯など別のものに植えられた状態のものの接合部位。root, source, origin, foundation
  • 根幹こんかん根と幹。 (比喩)根元、根本。物事で最も肝要な部分。foundation, root, basis, core
  • 根底こんていもと。根本。root, basis, foundation
  • 根本的こんぽんてき根本に関係のある様子。fundamental, basic
  • 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)
  • 根源こんげんものごとのおおもと。root, source, origin, cause
  • 根絶こんぜつ根本から絶つこと。根こそぎにすること。eradication, extermination, rooting out, stamping out
  • 根性こんじょう人間に本来備わっている、善と悪を生み出す力。 根本的な性質、性格。しょうね。こころね。 困難に強い性質、性格。忍耐力。willpower, guts, determination, grit
  • 根ざすねざすto come from, to have roots in
  • 根気こんき物事を諦めずに行い続ける気力。patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity
  • 根っこねっこroot (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base
  • 根強いねづよいfirmly rooted, deep-seated
  • 根掘り葉掘りねほりはほりinquisitively, pryingly, nosily, thoroughly
  • 根っからねっからby nature, from the very beginning, through and through, at heart
  • 根拠地こんきょちbase (of operations)
  • 根深いねぶかいねぶかいを参照。deep-rooted, ingrained
  • 根負けこんまけbeing beaten by one's opponent's persistence, being outlasted, running out of patience, giving in
  • 根付くねづく「ねづく」を参照。to take root, to strike, to become established (e.g. an idea, a movement), to take root

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-6
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