根 — Japanese kanji
10 strokes · N2
Meanings: Root, Radical, Head (pimple)
On’yomi: こん · Kun’yomi: ね、-ね
Radicals in 根
- 木 — tree (4 strokes)
- 艮 — stopping (6 strokes)
Words using 根
- 根気 (こんき): perseverance — Lesson 27: The Great Passage (舟を編む)
- 根拠 (こんきょ): basis; grounds — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 根治（する） (こんち（する）): to cure completely — Lesson 12: Children and Mobile Phones
- 付け根 (つけね): base; root — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 屋根 (やね): roof — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 11 - Media and Information
- 屋根 (屋根（やね）): roof — Houses and Buildings
- 根強い (根強（ねづよ）い): deep-rooted; persistent — Unit 03 Adjectives A (191–280)
- 根拠 (根拠（こんきょ）): basis; grounds — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 根気 (根気（こんき）): perseverance; patience — Unit 08 Nouns C (601–700)
- ～に根ざす (～にねざす): take hold in ~ — Lesson 35: AI Judges
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