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根
ね
N3
noun
Meanings
1
root
2
root (of a plant)
3
root (of a tooth, hair, etc.)
4
center (of a pimple, etc.)
5
root (of all evil, etc.)
6
source
7
origin
8
one's true nature
Example sentence
彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。
They are all good men at heart.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 根 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
根
Root, Radical, Head (pimple)
10 strokes
More words with
根
根拠
こんきょ ·
basis
N1
屋根
やね ·
roof
N3
根本
こんぽん ·
foundation
N1
根回し
ねまわし ·
making necessary arrangements
N1
垣根
かきね ·
Full entry on Jisho
hedge
N2
羽根
はね ·
feather
N3
根性
こんじょう ·
willpower
草の根
くさのね ·
roots of grass
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