Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree

Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare at tree root

Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #620 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N3 Words

• 屋根   [やね]
  (n) roof   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根   [ね]
  (n) root   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 垣根   [かきね]
  (n) hedge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 羽根   [はね]
  (n) shuttlecock   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 根底   [こんてい]
  (n) root; basis; foundation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根本   [こんぽん]
  (n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根回し   [ねまわし]
  (n) making necessary arrangements   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根気   [こんき]
  (n) (1) patience; (2) perseverance; energy   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根拠   [こんきょ]
  (n) basis; foundation   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 根強い   [ねづよい]
  (adj) firmly rooted; deep-seated   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根掘り葉掘り   [ねほりはほり]
  (adv,exp) thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根元   [ねもと]
  (n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根源   [こんげん]
  (n) root; source; origin   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根性   [こんじょう]
  (n,vs) will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根絶   [こんぜつ]
  (n,vs) eradication; extermination   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根本   [ねもと]
  (n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根本的   [こんぽんてき]
  (adj-na) fundamental; basic   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 事実無根   [じじつむこん]
  (n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 禍根   [かこん]
  (n) root of evil   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 草の根   [くさのね]
  (exp,n) grassroots; rank and file; the roots of grass   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 付け根   [つけね]
  (n) root; joint; base; crotch   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 島根   [しまね]
  (n) island country   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 大根   [だいこん]
  (n) Japanese white radish   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 尾根   [おね]
  (n) (mountain) ridge; spur   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根ざす   [ねざす]
  (v5s) to come from; to have roots in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根っこ   [ねっこ]
  (n) root; stub; stump   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根っ子   [ねっこ]
  (n) root; stub; stump   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 根幹   [こんかん]
  (n) basis; nucleus; root and branch   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 根 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.