こん
Meanings
Noun
1. stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
2. radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)
3. root
4. indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
Kanji used
root
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
root; source; origin; cause
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
root; basis; foundation
penis; phallus
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
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)
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
root vegetable
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
energy; vitality; mental determination
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)
groundless
endurance contest; test of endurance
root crops; root vegetables
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
cause of a disease; root of an evil
good deeds; charity
same root; same origin
aerial root
root (origin) of a word
root; source; origin; cause
penis; phallus
with all one's might
root; source; origin; cause
root of a tooth; fang
endurance contest; test of endurance
slow-witted
grass roots
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
entwined roots
main root; taproot
radical leaf; rosette
enduring; persevering
radical sign; root sign
rhizosphere
radical leaf; rosette; basal leaf
root (of a chord)
hydroxyl group; hydroxyl radical
dried senega root
luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)
imaginary root