JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 根: "root, radical, head (pimple)"
The kanji 根 means "root, radical, head (pimple)". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コン in on'yomi and ね, -ね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ね-ね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | root, radical, head (pimple) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 620 of 2,501 |
Common words with 根
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 屋根roof
- 根root (of a plant) · root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- 根拠basis; grounds; foundation; reason · base (of operations)
- 根性willpower; guts; determination; grit · character; nature; disposition; personality
- 根本的fundamental; basic
- 根元base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair) · root (e.g. of a problem); source
- 根本root; source; origin · foundation; basis; essence
- 眉根を寄せるto frown; to squint
- 付け根root; joint; base; crotch
- 根こそぎuprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots · eradicating; rooting out
- 大根daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) · bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
- 根源root; source; origin; cause
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