根
根 — geun
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
- Korean reading
- 뿌리 근
- Romanization
- geun
- English
- root, base(d on); foundation
- Mandarin
- gēn
- Japanese on'yomi
- コン
- Japanese kun'yomi
- ね -ね
- Japanese usage
- Jōyō kanji
- School grade
- Grade 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #620 of 2,500
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 (75, 6 residual)
- Unicode
- U+6839
Words written with 根
- 초근草根 풀의 뿌리
- 무근無根 근거가 없음
- 언근言根 소문의 출처
- 원근元根 본디의 근본
- 화근禍根 재앙의 근원
- 근피根皮 나무뿌리의 껍질
- 근기根基 뿌리를 내린 터전
- 근맥根脈 일이 생겨난 유래
- 근인根因 근본이 되는 원인
- 시근始根 근본이 되는 원인
- 근본根本 사물의 본질이나 본바탕
- 근성根性 뿌리가 깊게 박힌 성질
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 根
- 根拠こんきょ basis; grounds; foundation
- 根ね root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- 屋根やね roof
- 根本こんぽん root; source; origin
- 草の根くさのね roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
- 根幹こんかん foundation; root; basis
- 根底こんてい root; basis; foundation
- 根本的こんぽんてき fundamental; basic
- 根回しねまわし laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process
- 島根しまね Shimane (prefecture); island country
- 根源こんげん root; source; origin
- 垣根かきね hedge; fence; border
Japanese data from EDRDG KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0)