根付く

Meaning

1. v5kvi
   to take root; to strike

Example sentences

• 実も結ぶが、挿し木でも根付くらしい？

  It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?

• 西洋の多くの習慣が日本に根付いてきた。

  Many western customs have taken root in Japan.

• 建前は「嘘」と誤解されがちですが、それは「嘘」のように「人を騙そうとするもの」ではなく「相手との意見の相違を、相手に不快感を与えず伝えるための手段の一つ」だと私は考えています。討論することを敬遠しがちな日本人が、円滑に物事を進めていけるようにと根付いた文化だと思います。

  The concept of "Tatemae" tends to be misunderstood as lying. But I think it's not lying in the sense of deceiving others, but rather as a way of respecting others' differences in opinion without making them uncomfortable. It's a cultural aspect stemming from how Japanese people tend to avoid arguments in favor of keeping the peace.