根
root; radical; head (pimple)
10 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 620.
Readings
- コン (on reading): 根拠 (こんきょ) basis; 根本的 (こんぽんてき) fundamental
- ね (kun reading): 屋根 (やね) roof; 根 (ね) root (of a plant)
Components
Words using 根
- 根拠 (こんきょ) basis
- 根本的 (こんぽんてき) fundamental
- 大根 (だいこん) daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 根本 (こんぽん) root
- 根拠地 (こんきょち) base (of operations)
- 屋根 (やね) roof
- 根 (ね) root (of a plant)
- 尾根 (おね) (mountain) ridge
- 根っこ (ねっこ) root (of a plant)
- 付け根 (つけね) root
- 大根焚き (だいこたき) daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
361 words in all.