Quick answer
根 is the kanji for "Root". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is ね (ne). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Root
Also : Radical · Base
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 根 represents 'ROOT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of root.
On-reading: こん — remember this sound by associating it with root. Kun-reading: ね.
Example Sentences
この木の根は地面の奥深くまで伸びています。
このきのねはじめんのおくふかくまでのびています。
The roots of this tree extend deep into the ground.
根拠のない噂を信じてはいけません。
こんきょのないうわさをしんじてはいけません。
You must not believe rumors without basis.
Vocabulary using 根
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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