根（ね）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: root
Example sentences
- この木は根が深い。 — This tree has deep roots.
- 植物は根から水を吸う。 — Plants absorb water through their roots.
Idioms & proverbs containing “根”
- 事実無根 (じじつむこん) — groundless; entirely contrary to fact
- 六根清浄 (ろっこんしょうじょう) — purification of the six roots of perception
- 盤根錯節 (ばんこんさくせつ) — hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation
- 草根木皮 (そうこんもくひ) — roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
- 盗人根性 (ぬすっとこんじょう) — thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
- 息の根 (いきのね) — life
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