根
ね
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
root (of a plant)- root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
- one's true nature
- (fishing) reef
All 9 meanings
- stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
- radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)
- root
- indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
Example sentences
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He is a kind man at heart.
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He is a good fellow at heart.
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He is a good man at heart.
根に持ってないって。
I don't hold grudges.
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He is by nature a kind fellow.
More examples (10)
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He is a kind man at heart.
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He is, at bottom, an honest man.
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He was a good fellow at heart.
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He is by nature a kind fellow.
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He is a kind man at heart.
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Money is the root of all evil.
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The roots of this tree go down deep.
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They are all good men at heart.
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The root of a flower is as weak as a baby's finger.
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The roots of the plant are greedy for water.