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根回し (ねまわし): making necessary arrangements — Japanese vocabulary

根回し is read ねまわし and means "making necessary arrangements". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

根回し

Reading
ねまわし · nemawashi
Translation
making necessary arrangements
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ねまわしが

Example

大統領は辞任する前にお金に困らないように根回しした。

だいとうりょうはじにんするまえにおかねにこまらないようにねまわしした。

The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.

Kanji in this word

  • 根 — root
  • 回 — turn, time

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