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    3. 病根

    病根

    病びょう根こん

    cause of a disease

    KMT10News #38+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab20 strokes

    びょうこん

    Noun

    1.
    cause of a disease, root of an evil

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    この病びょう気きの病びょう根こんはまだ不ふ明めいだ。

    The root cause of this disease is still unknown.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    医い師しは病びょう根こんを特とく定ていするため、詳しょう細さいな検けん査さを行おこなった。

    The doctor conducted detailed examinations to identify the root cause of the disease.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    この問もん題だいの病びょう根こんは、組そ織しき内ないのコミュニケーション不ぶ足そくにある。

    The root cause of this problem lies in the lack of communication within the organization.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    社しゃ会かいの病びょう根こんを取とり除 くには、根こん本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくが必ひつ要ようだ。

    To eliminate the root cause of society's ills, fundamental reforms are necessary.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの長なが年ねんの不ふ調ちょうは、幼よう少しょう期きのトラウマが病びょう根こんとなっている可か能のう性せいが高たかい。

    It is highly possible that childhood trauma is the root cause of his long-standing poor health.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychologypsychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    病
    や.む・-や.み・やまい…(2)
    ill・sick
    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
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