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 |