Vocab Info

N3 Noun

()root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      root (of a plant)

    2. Noun

      2.

      root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.)

    3. Noun

      3.

      root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis

    4. Noun

      4.

      one's true nature

    5. Noun

      5.

      (fishing) reef

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      これは(なん)植物(しょくぶつ)()ですか?

      What plant root is this?

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      (ぼく)(はは)は、()(こころ)(やさ)しい(ひと)である。

      My mother is a kind-hearted person at the core.

      • N3

      (にわ)()えた(たけ)がそこらじゅうに()()っています。

      Bamboo planted in the garden has roots all over the place.

      • N3

      (あく)()()(こと)なしにその組織(そしき)改善(かいぜん)する(こと)出来(でき)ないだろう。

      We will not be able to improve that organization without severing the roots of evil.

      • N3

      ()(いきお)いよくぶつけてしまい、()()までダメになってしまったようだ。

      It seems that he hit the tooth so vigorously that even the root of the tooth was ruined.

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