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N3 Noun

根(ね)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

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        root (of a plant)

      2. 2.

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

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        one's true nature

      5. 5.

        (fishing) reef

    All Forms

    根 【ね】

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      • ね

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    Examples

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    • これは何(なん)の植物(しょくぶつ)の根(ね)ですか？

      What plant root is this?

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    • 僕(ぼく)の母(はは)は、根(ね)は心(こころ)の優(やさ)しい人(ひと)である。

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

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    • 庭(にわ)に植(う)えた竹(たけ)がそこらじゅうに根(ね)を張(は)っています。

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

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    • 悪(あく)の根(ね)を絶(た)つ事(こと)なしにその組織(そしき)を改善(かいぜん)する事(こと)は出来(でき)ないだろう。

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

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    • 歯(は)を勢(いきお)いよくぶつけてしまい、歯(は)の根(ね)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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