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Kanji 根: meaning "root", readings, stroke order

The kanji 根 means "root". On'yomi: コン; kun'yomi: ね. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
root
On'yomi
コン
Kun'yomi
ね
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 根

  • 屋根 やね — roof
  • 根 ね — root
  • 羽根 はね — feather
  • 根本的 こんぽんてき — Fundamental
  • 根拠 こんきょ — Basis / grounds
  • 垣根 かきね — hedge
  • 根拠 こんきょ — Basis / grounds
  • 根気 こんき — patience; perseverance, energy
  • 根底 こんてい — root, basis, foundation
  • 根本 こんぽん — foundation, root, base
  • 根回し ねまわし — making necessary arrangements
  • 球根 きゅうこん — (plant) bulb

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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