Today’s Kanji is “根” (ne); Kanji for “root”.
Handwritten Kanji “根” (ne)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “根”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 根 | コン ね | kon ne | 10 | 木 | root |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “根”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 植物の根 | しょくぶつのね | Shokubutsu no ne | Plant roots |
| 根菜 | こんさい | Konsai | Root vegetables |
| 根性がある | こんじょうがある | Konjō ga aru | Have guts |
