JLPT N3 · Noun

根 (ne)

根 (ね, ne) is a Japanese noun meaning “root (of a plant)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ね
Romaji: ne
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。

They are all good men at heart.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 根

root, radical, head (pimple)コン・ね・-ね · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 根.

屋根やねroof羽根はねfeather垣根かきねhedge根気こんきpatience根拠こんきょbasis根底こんていroot根本こんぽんroot根回しねまわしlaying the groundwork球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb

Source: JMdict entry 1290020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.