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Kanji Detail for 根 - "root, foundation, origin"
根
- Meaning
根 means "root, foundation, origin."
Root - The base of a plant underground.
Foundation - The basis; the origin.
Perseverance - The endurance to continue.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
root; radical; head (pimple)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
root, base(d on); foundation
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
root, basis, foundation
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The lowest part of a plant's stem, where nutrients are absorbed. | The bottom part of anything is called 根. Such as the base of the tongue is 舌根. | What gives rise to something is called 根. Such as 善根 (root of goodness), 性根 (innate nature). Groundless talk is called 無根之談. | In Buddhism, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are the six roots. Such as 六根清淨 (purification of the six roots). From "Shurangama Sutra." | In algebra, unknown quantities in equations of second degree or higher are called 根 (roots). Such as the square root in an equation.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences including 根
They are all good men at heart.
With a little more patience , you would have succeeded.
That's tom's house with the red roof.
He is a kind man at heart.
He kept at the job all day.
He is , at bottom , an honest man.
Your idea has no foundation at all.
You can see the roof of the house from there.
There must be something at the bottom of all this.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私にはあなたのためにその淋しさを根元から引き抜いて上げるだけの力がないんだから。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今しがた奥さんの美しい眼のうちに溜った涙の光と、それから黒い眉毛の根に寄せられた八の字を記憶していた私は、その変化を異常なものとして注意深く眺めた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
広い都を根拠地として考えている私は、父や母から見ると、まるで足を空に向けて歩く奇体な人間に異ならなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はあなたの知っている通り、ほとんど世間と交渉のない孤独な人間ですから、義務というほどの義務は、自分の左右前後を見廻しても、どの方角にも根を張っておりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかしその些細な事を重ねて行くうちに、疑惑は段々と根を張って来ます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
友達はちょうど幸いとでも思ったのでしょう、評判の胴着をぐるぐると丸めて、散歩に出たついでに、根津の大きな泥溝の中へ棄ててしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
夕闇は次第に空を低くして、見上げると、門の屋根が、斜につき出した甍の先に、重たくうす暗い雲を支えている。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
私はあなたの知っている通り、ほとんど世間と交渉のない孤独な人間ですから、義務というほどの義務は、自分の左右前後を見廻しても、どの方角にも根を張っておりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかしその些細な事を重ねて行くうちに、疑惑は段々と根を張って来ます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
友達はちょうど幸いとでも思ったのでしょう、評判の胴着をぐるぐると丸めて、散歩に出たついでに、根津の大きな泥溝の中へ棄ててしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha