根ね
Meanings
Noun
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
3. root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
4. one's true nature
5. (fishing) reef
Kanji used
root
Pitch accent
ね
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Used in vocabulary (130 in total)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
root; joint; base; crotch
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
hedge; fence; border; limit
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
(mountain) ridge
to come from; to have roots in
root of a tooth; fang
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
root; joint; base; crotch
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
main roof; housetop
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
root; lower part
root; lower part
lotus root
scruff of the neck
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
arrow feathers
lingering snow
nature; character; disposition
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
high peak
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
uprooting
tail feathers
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
rootless; groundless
thatched roof
root; source; origin; basis
plume; ornamental feather
arrow-head; arrowhead
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
fibrous root
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
to take root; to strike root
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
scruff of the neck
fibrous root
hook getting caught on something underwater
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
rootless; groundless
hook getting caught on something underwater
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
root vegetable
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
lily bulb
to take root; to strike root
Japanese wood poppy (Glaucidium palmatum)
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; (arch.) native-born; (arch.) trueborn
main root; taproot
to take root; to put forth roots
uproot; redeem
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
root; joint; base; crotch
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
fibrous root
hook getting caught on something underwater
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
root crowding
having exposed roots
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
root circumference
underpinning; splicing (e.g. a rotting post)
kanji "person" radical at top
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
root grafting
arrowhead
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
Examples (9 in total)
He's a good fellow at heart.
We stayed overnight in Hakone.
He's a kind man at heart.