Search Terms: 根*
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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
noun, no-adjective
•
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
Other readings:
根本【こんぽん】
、根元【こんげん】
、根元【ねもと】
、根源【こんげん】
、根原【こんげん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
2.
digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
noun
1.
foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals
2.
root and trunk
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
eradication, extermination, rooting out, stamping out, getting rid of
noun
1.
willpower, guts, determination, grit, spirit
2.
character, nature, disposition, personality
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to come from, to have roots in
Other readings:
根差す【ねざす】
noun
1.
root (of a plant)
2.
stump (of a tree)
3.
root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
Other readings:
根っ子【ねっこ】
Common word
expression, adverb
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inquisitively, pryingly, nosily, thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through
Other readings:
根ほり葉ほり【ねほりはほり】
、根堀り葉堀り【ねほりはほり】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
no-adjective, adverb
1.
by nature, from the very beginning, through and through, at heart
2.
absolutely (not), (not) at all(followed by a verb in negative form)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence, being outlasted, running out of patience, giving in, succumbing (to)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to take root, to strike
Other readings:
根づく【ねづく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
complete cure, radical cure, complete recovery
Other readings:
根治【こんち】
noun
1.
stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence
2.
radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)
See also:基 (き)
3.
root(mathematics)
4.
indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)(Buddhist term)