根
head (pimple), radical, root
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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Grade:3
Strokes:10
JLPT:2
Frequency:620
Vocabulary
コン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根幹 | コンカン | foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals; root and trunk |
| 根気 | コンキ | patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy |
| 根拠 | コンキョ | basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority; base (of operations) |
| 根源 | コンゲン | root; source; origin; cause |
| 根情 | コンジョウ | willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit; character; nature; disposition; personality |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羽根 | はね | feather; plume; down; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers |
| 屋根 | やね | roof |
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge; fence; border; limit |
| 根 | ね | root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef |
| 根ざす | ねざす | to come from; to have roots in |
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