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Meaning of () in Japanese

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
Romaji
ne
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    root (of a plant)
    Example sentence
    彼ら善良なたちなのだ They are all good men at heart.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
    Example sentence
    都会人作法身につけているけれども田舎育ち For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
    Example sentence
    粗暴見えるが、大変やさしい He seems rough, but at heart he is very gentle.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    one's true nature
    Example sentence
    正直人間である He is, at bottom, an honest man.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (fishing) reef
    Example sentence
    親切な男の子なのだ He is by nature a kind fellow.

Examples of 根, ね in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

10 strokes

root, radical, head (pimple)

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: ね, -ね

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