Vocab Info
N3 Noun
根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
Noun
1.
root (of a plant)
Noun
2.
root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.)
Noun
3.
root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis
Noun
4.
one's true nature
Noun
5.
(fishing) reef
All Forms
根 【ね】
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これは何の植物の根ですか?
What plant root is this?
僕の母は、根は心の優しい人である。
My mother is a kind-hearted person at the core.
庭に植えた竹がそこらじゅうに根を張っています。
Bamboo planted in the garden has roots all over the place.
悪の根を絶つ事なしにその組織を改善する事は出来ないだろう。
We will not be able to improve that organization without severing the roots of evil.
歯を勢いよくぶつけてしまい、歯の根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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