こんぽん
Meanings
Noun
1. root; source; origin
The root of all the problems is a lack of money.
2. foundation; basis; essence
But that will not solve the root problem.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
fundamental; basic
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
radical evil (in Kantianism)
Examples (11 in total)
What's the root cause?
Greetings are the basis of good manners.
But that will not solve the root problem.
That is where the misunderstanding stems from.
The foundation of the game collapses.
It is difficult to achieve a fundamental solution unless you remove it.
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.
The root of all the problems is a lack of money.
In Neo-Confucianism, ri is regarded as the root of all things.
If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.