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Meaning of 根(ね) in Japanese

根
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ね
Romaji
ne
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    root (of a plant)
    Example sentence
    彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。 They are all good men at heart.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼は都会人の作法を身につけているけれども根は田舎育ちだ。 For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
    Example sentence
    彼は粗暴に見えるが、根は大変やさしい。 He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    one's true nature
    Example sentence
    彼は根は正直な人間である。 He is, at bottom, an honest man.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (fishing) reef
    Example sentence
    彼は根は親切な男の子なのだ。 He is by nature a kind fellow.

Examples of 根, ね in a sentence

Kanji in this word

根 JLPT 2

10 strokes

root, radical, head (pimple)

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: ね, -ね

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