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
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Used in vocabulary (97 in total)
① 建物の上部を覆う構造物で、雨や雪、強風や強い日差し、気温の変化、工場の煤煙や大気中の粉塵を防ぐもの。② 物の上部をおおうもの。③ 非常に高いところにあるもの。
① 樹木の幹の真下の根の部分。② 歯など別のものに植えられた状態のものの接合部位。
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
root; joint; base; crotch
① 植物の根。② 物事の本質、本来の性質、性格。
① 根を刮ぐこと。草木を根まで残さず引き抜くこと。副詞的に用いることもある。② ことごとく除去すること。「ことごとく」の意味で、副詞的に用いることもある。
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
① 移植した草木の根が土に馴れて発育する。② 新しい物事が受け入れられて定着する。
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
① 樹木の幹の真下の根の部分。② 歯など別のものに植えられた状態のものの接合部位。
① 山の頂と頂とを結んで連なる部分。
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
① 移植した草木の根が土に馴れて発育する。② 新しい物事が受け入れられて定着する。
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
① 降り積もった雪が解けずに残って、雪解けの時期までに残る下積みの雪。
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
① 植物の根。② 物事の本質、本来の性質、性格。
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
nature; character; disposition
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
① 高い峰。高い山の頂。
① 建物の上部を覆う構造物で、雨や雪、強風や強い日差し、気温の変化、工場の煤煙や大気中の粉塵を防ぐもの。② 物の上部をおおうもの。③ 非常に高いところにあるもの。
① 印籠、巾着、煙草入れなどを腰に下げる際に紐の先端に滑り止めとして帯に挟んでつける小形の細工物。
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
① 物事の大本。根本。② 太い矢じり。
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
① 種子の胚が元である植物の根。
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
① チョウ目ヤガ科またはコウチュウ目コガネムシ科の幼虫の内、土中にいて農作物、花、苗木などの作物の根際をかみ切る害虫の総称。蕪夜蛾、甘藍夜蛾などの夜蛾、すじこがね、こふきこがねなどのこがねむしの幼虫。地虫。
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.