Kanji Details:
- 根
- Frequency:620
- Kun: ね, -ね
- On: コン
- Meaning: root, radical, head (pimple)
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 根 ね root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.); root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef 根拠 こんきょ basis, foundation 屋根 やね roof 根本 こんぽん, こんげん, ねもと root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle 草の根 くさのね grassroots, rank and file, the roots of grass 根幹 こんかん basis, nucleus, root and branch 根底 こんてい root, basis, foundation 根本的 こんぽんてき fundamental, basic 根回し ねまわし making necessary arrangements, laying the groundwork 島根 しまね island country