Definition of 根本 (ねもと)

ねもと

根本

ねもと

nemoto

JLPT N1

Common word

noun, no-adjective

•

root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle

Related Kanji

根	root, radical, head (pimple)
本	book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
元	beginning, former time, origin
源	source, origin
原	meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

Example sentences(showing 11 results)

こと

こんげん

なに

ちが

There must be something at the bottom of all this

かてい

あい

あいこく

せいしん

こんげん

The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family

じゆう

こんげん

てき

もの

じゅうようせい

きょうちょう

Freedom is so fundamental that its importance cannot be overemphasized

たすうけつ

げんり

みんしゅしゅぎ

こんげん

げんそく

Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy

ひと

きら

い

、

ひと

しんらい

、

にんげん

くる

こんげん

Distrust of people, not to mention hate, is the root of human suffering

そうぞうりょく

、

ぶんめい

こんげん

Imagination is the root of all civilization

かね

しょあく

こんげん

Money is the root of all evil

かみ

ばんぶつ

こんげん

God is the cause of all things

じゆう

すぐ

こんげん

てき

じゅうようせい

いく

きょうちょう

しす

Freedom is so fundamental that its importance cannot be overemphasized

あらそ

こんげん

にこくかん

たいりつかんけい

The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two countries

あいさつ

れいぎさほう

こんげん

Greetings are the basis of good manners