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Kanji Detail for 根 - "root, foundation, perseverance"

根

  • Meaning

    根 means "root, foundation, perseverance."

    1. Root - The base of a plant underground.

    2. Foundation - The basis; the origin.

    3. Perseverance - The endurance to continue.

  • Words using 根

    • 根拠 こんきょ Listen basis; grounds; foundation
    • 根本 こんぽん Listen root; source; origin
    • 草の根 くさのね Listen roots of grass; places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party)
    • 根幹 こんかん Listen foundation; root; basis
    • 根本的 こんぽんてき Listen fundamental; basic
    • 島根 しまね Listen Shimane (prefecture)
    • 根回し ねまわし Listen laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process
    • 根源 こんげん Listen root; source; origin

  • Four-character idioms with 根

    • 事実無根 じじつむこん Listen groundless; entirely contrary to fact
    • 六根清浄 ろっこんしょうじょう Listen purification of the six roots of perception
    • 盗人根性 ぬすっとこんじょう Listen thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
    • 盤根錯節 ばんこんさくせつ Listen hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation
    • 草根木皮 そうこんもくひ Listen roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine

  • Origin of 根

    木, the tree, beside 艮, "to stay fixed", lending the reading kon: the part of the tree that stays. Root — and by extension the base of character itself (根性, grit).

    How to remember it: The part of the tree 木 that refuses 艮 to move — the root.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 根

    • Verified meaning: root, foundation, perseverance
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こたかね, こん, こんざき, ねさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 根

    Surnames 根(こたかね)Listen 根(こん)Listen 根(こんざき)Listen 根(ねさき)Listen 根(ねざき)Listen 根(ねね)Listen 根(ねまわし)Listen 根(ねまわり)Listen

  • 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

    tip

    kon(コン) コン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ne(ね) ね

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    root foundation perseverance motivation basis core origin base fundamental source groundwork endurance stem anchor radical underground botanical essential

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.

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