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Kanji Grade 3 - 根

Kanji character Grade 3 根. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 根
About
root, radical, head (pimple)
Kun: ね、 -ね
On: コン
10 strokes
Radical: tree 木
Parts: 木 艮
 
Onyomi
根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
 
Kunyomi
根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
島根 【しまね】 Shimane (city, prefecture), island country
尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge