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
Kanji used
root
Pitch accent
Top 2700
Used in vocabulary (97 in total)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
root; joint; base; crotch
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
hedge; fence; border; limit
to take root; to strike
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(mountain) ridge
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
root of a tooth; fang
to come from; to have roots in
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
root; joint; base; crotch
to take root; to strike
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
main roof; housetop
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
lotus root
root; lower part
arrow feathers
lingering snow
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
nature; character; disposition
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
high peak
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
tail feathers
thatched roof
rootless; groundless
plume; ornamental feather
arrow-head; arrowhead
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
to take root; to strike root
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
root; source; origin; basis
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
lily bulb
to take root; to strike root
root vegetable
to take root; to put forth roots
main root; taproot
uproot; redeem
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
root; joint; base; crotch
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
having exposed roots
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
root circumference
kanji "person" radical at top
neawase; Heian period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
root grafting
arrowhead
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
Examples (9 in total)
He's a good fellow at heart.
He's a kind man at heart.
I spent my vacation in Hakone.