Meanings
Noun
1. root (of a plant)
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
3. root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
4. one's true nature
5. (fishing) reef
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (79 in total)
(mountain) ridge
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
Examples (9 in total)
He's a good fellow at heart.
He's a kind man at heart.
I spent my vacation in Hakone.