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    3. 禍根

    禍根

    禍か根こん

    root of an evil

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L2NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    かこん

    Noun

    1.
    root of an evil, source of a problem, source of trouble, cause of misfortune

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    その小ちいさな争あらそいが、後のちに大おおきな禍か根こんを残のこした。

    That small dispute later left a great root of evil.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    過か去この過あやまちが、現げん在ざいの問もん題だいの禍か根こんとなっている。

    Past mistakes are the root cause of current problems.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この不ふ信しん感かんが、両りょう国こく関かん係けいに深ふかい禍か根こんを残のこすことになった。

    This distrust ended up leaving a deep root of evil in the relationship between the two countries.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    心こころに抱かかえた恨うらみが、将しょう来らいの不ふ幸こうの禍か根こんとなることもある。

    Resentment held in one's heart can sometimes become the root of future unhappiness.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    歴れき史し的てきな対たい立りつが、未いまだに地ち域いき紛ふん争そうの禍か根こんとなっている。

    Historical conflicts are still the root cause of regional disputes.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    禍
    わざわい…(1)
    calamity・misfortune・evil・curse
    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
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