JLPT N1 · Noun / suru verb

根回し (nemawashi)

根回し (ねまわし, nemawashi) is a Japanese noun / suru verb meaning “laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ねまわし
Romaji
nemawashi
Word class
Noun + する (suru verb)
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process · noun, suru verb, intransitive
  2. digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting) · noun, suru verb, intransitive

Example sentences

大統領は辞任する前にお金に困らないように根回しした。
The president made certain that he lined his pockets before he resigned.

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

Conjugation of 根回し

Noun + する (suru verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary根回しするねまわしする nemawashisuru
Polite (~masu)根回ししますねまわしします nemawashishimasu
Negative根回ししないねまわししない nemawashishinai
Polite negative根回ししませんねまわししません nemawashishimasen
Past根回ししたねまわしした nemawashishita
Polite past根回ししましたねまわししました nemawashishimashita
Negative past根回ししなかったねまわししなかった nemawashishinakatta
Te-form根回ししてねまわしして nemawashishite
Potential根回しできるねまわしできる nemawashidekiru
Passive根回しされるねまわしされる nemawashisareru
Causative根回しさせるねまわしさせる nemawashisaseru
Volitional根回ししようねまわししよう nemawashishiyou
Imperative根回ししろねまわししろ nemawashishiro
Conditional (~ba)根回しすればねまわしすれば nemawashisureba

Kanji in 根回し

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 根回し.

Source: JMdict entry 1290090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.