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    根

    根ね

    root (of a plant)

    N3KMT4News #5+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ね

    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

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    木きの根ねはとても深ふかい。

    The tree's roots are very deep.

    KMT3Nature & Environment
    この問もん題だいの根ねは深ふかい。

    The root of this problem is deep.

    KMT4Core Concepts
    植しょく物ぶつは根ねから水すい分ぶんを吸きゅう収しゅうする。

    Plants absorb water through their roots.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    彼かれは根ねっからの正しょう直じき者ものだ。

    He is honest to the core.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    悪あくの根ねを断たち切きる必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to cut off the root of evil.

    KMT6Core ConceptsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
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