根 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- コンこん · kon
- Kun
- ねne
- Meaning
- root
Stroke order
Origin
木 (tree) + 艮 (phonetic, kon) — the part of a tree that stays firmly in the ground: a root.
Readings and examples
| Onコンこんkon | 根拠こんきょ根気こんき平方根へいほうね |
|---|---|
| Kunねne | 根ね根強いねづよい屋根やね |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 大根だいこん
daikon radish
- 根気こんき
perseverance
- 羽根はね
- 根拠こんきょ
- 垣根かきね
- 禍根かこん
- 瓦屋根かわらやね
- 屋根葺きやねふき
Example
木の 根が 土の 中に あります。
The tree's roots are in the soil.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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