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根

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • root
  • radical
  • head (pimple)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ね
  • -ね
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#556
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
木#75 · tree

Components

Common Words

  • 根幹こんかんNounfoundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals
  • 根気こんきNounpatience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
  • 根拠こんきょNounbasis, grounds, foundation, reason, authority
  • 根源こんげんNounroot, source, origin, cause
  • 根性こんじょうNounwillpower, guts, determination, grit, spirit
  • 根絶こんぜつNouneradication, extermination, rooting out, stamping out, getting rid of
  • 根底こんていNounroot, basis, foundation
  • 根本こんぽんNounroot, source, origin

Practice in Kanjiru

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