Kanji根
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basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
root; source; origin; cause
fundamental; basic
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
penis; phallus
root; basis; foundation
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
baseless; groundless
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
base (of operations)
large penis
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
root vegetable
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
grated daikon; daikon grater
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
energy; vitality; mental determination
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
endurance contest; test of endurance
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
groundless
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
servile character (disposition)
patiently; with perseverance
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
root crops; root vegetables
purification of the six roots of perception
cause of a disease; root of an evil
good deeds; charity
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
aerial root
same root; same origin
root; root word
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
penis; phallus
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
with all one's might
lechery; lewdness; greed
multiple root
bad acting; lousy performance; wooden acting
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
thick legs (esp. of a woman); fat legs
carpal (bone); carpus
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
root of a tooth
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)
root of the tongue
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
being outpersevered
Nerima daikon (variety of daikon with a long, thick root)
slow-witted
persevering; persistent; patient; unrelenting
taking root; rooting
root of the nose; nose; sense of smell
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
grass roots
(white) radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
underhand character; thievish nature
to strike at the root of an evil
fate predetermined from a prior existence
tuberous root
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
enduring; persevering
free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
tarsus (group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)
hard-to-penetrate event; hard-to-penetrate situation
root nodule bacteria
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
root removal; stump removal
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
radical evil (in Kantianism)
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
entwined roots
periodontal membrane; periodontal ligament
main root; taproot
to pour one's heart and soul into
ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha); ipecacuanha
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
radical leaf; rosette
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
predatory nature; rapacious disposition
pneumatophore; respiratory root
equal roots
radical sign; root sign
root canal treatment; root canal therapy; endodontic treatment
root canal treatment; root canal therapy
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
rhizosphere
year-round white daikon
primary root; main root
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
nezumi daikon (variety from Nagano prefecture)
grated radish; grated daikon
radical leaf; rosette; basal leaf
artificial tooth root; dental implant
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
dish of salmon and daikon
haustorium; parasitic root
dorsal root; posterior root
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
adventitous root; adventive root
surd; irrational root
root (of a chord)
stump puller; rooter
partisan spirit (prejudice); partisanship; factionalism
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
hydroxyl group; hydroxyl radical
lateral root
lateral root
dried senega root
nth root; radical
luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)
Kaga lotus root (variety grown in Kanazawa)
imaginary root
Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant)