根 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 根意味

root, radical, head (pimple)

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根 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ね ne
-ね -ne

KUNYOMI　訓読み

コン kon

Examples

彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。

They are all good men at heart.

彼は根は親切な男なのだ。

He is by nature a kind fellow.

彼は根はいい奴だ。

He is a good fellow at heart.

彼は根は正直な人間である。

He is, at bottom, an honest man.

草花の根は赤ん坊の指のように弱い。

The root of a flower is as weak as a baby’s finger.

彼は、根は親切な男です。

He is a kind man at heart.

彼は根はやさしい男だった。

He was a good fellow at heart.

彼は気難しそうに見えるが根はやさしい。

He looks bad-tempered, but he is kind at heart.

この木は深くまで根が張っている。

The roots of this tree go down deep.

この植物の根には水がものすごく必要。

The roots of the plant are greedy for water.

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販 marketing, sell, trade

歴 curriculum, continuation, passage of time

将 leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

幅 hanging scroll, width

般 carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind