[根] Handwritten Kanji for root and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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