根ね
Meanings
Noun
1. root (of a plant)
Trees that grew by absorbing mist extend their roots endlessly underground.
2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
3. root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
The world is too wide, and the roots of conflict are too deep.
4. one's true nature
See, he's not a bad kid at heart.
5. (fishing) reef
Kanji used
root
Pitch accent
ね
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Used in vocabulary (130 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
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
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 someone
hedge; fence; border; limit
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
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
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
(mountain) ridge
to come from; to have roots in
root of a tooth; fang
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root; joint; base; crotch
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
main roof; housetop
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
lotus root
root; lower part
root; lower part
scruff of the neck
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
arrow feathers
lingering snow
nature; character; disposition
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
high peak
tail feathers
uprooting
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
rootless; groundless
thatched roof
root; source; origin; basis
plume; ornamental feather
arrow-head; arrowhead
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
fibrous root
to take root; to strike root
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
hook getting caught on something underwater
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
scruff of the neck
fibrous root
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
rootless; groundless
hook getting caught on something underwater
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
root vegetable
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
lily bulb
to take root; to strike root
Japanese wood poppy (Glaucidium palmatum)
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; (arch.) native-born; (arch.) trueborn
main root; taproot
root circumference
to take root; to put forth roots
uproot; redeem
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
root; joint; base; crotch
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
fibrous root
hook getting caught on something underwater
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
root crowding
having exposed roots
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
underpinning; splicing (e.g. a rotting post)
kanji "person" radical at top
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
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)
root grafting
arrowhead
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
Examples (21 in total)
You are a good person at heart.
Look at the branches and the roots.
The roots of the trauma ran deep.