Definition of 根 (ね)

noun
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
5.
(fishing) reef
Related Kanji
根 root, radical, head (pimple)
Example sentences(showing 18 results)

He was a good fellow at heart

かれ
彼
、
ね
根
、
しんせつ
親切な
おとこ
男
He is a kind man at heart

かれ
彼
ね
根
しんせつ
親切な
おとこ
男
He is by nature a kind fellow

かれ
彼
ね
根
しんせつ
親切な
おとここ
男の子
He is by nature a kind fellow

しょくぶつ
植物
ね
根
みず
水
ひつよう
必要
The roots of the plant are greedy for water

かれ
彼
ね
根
しょうじき
正直な
にんげん
人間
He is, at bottom, an honest man

The roots of this tree go down deep

かれ
彼
ごご
午後
つか
使って
さくねん
昨年
ほうれんそう
ほうれん草
ね
根
しまつ
始末
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants

かれ
彼ら
みんな
皆
、
ね
根
ぜんりょう
善良な
おとこ
男
They are all good men at heart

かれ
彼
ね
根
やさ
優しい
He is a kind man at heart

Mary looks unfriendly, but she is really very kind at heart

He looks bad-tempered, but he is kind at heart

かれ
彼
ね
根
やつ
奴
He is a good fellow at heart

かれ
彼
そぼう
粗暴
、
ね
根
たいへん
大変
He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle

No sooner is one lie out of your mouth than you're telling yet another

Money is the root of all evil

くさばな
草花
ね
根
あかぼう
赤ん坊
ゆび
指
よわ
弱い
The root of a flower is as weak as a baby's finger

For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart