| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 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)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 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
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
364 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幹 【ミキ】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
- 幹事 【カンジ】 executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
- 主幹 【シュカン】 chief editor, managing editor, manager, person in charge
- 基幹 【キカン】 mainstay, nucleus, key
Kun reading compounds
- 幹 【みき】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つよし、 まさ、 もと、 えだ、 き、 くる、 たかし、 つね、 とも、 み、 もとき、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- tronco del árbol
- punto importante
- base
Portuguese
- Tronco de árvore
French
- tronc d'arbre
- pièce principale
| 751 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 667 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 637 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 761 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 790 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 763 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1254 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1938 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1248 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1669 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9183 | Morohashi |
| 1718 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1654 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1783 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 770 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 4844.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e79 | Unicode hex code |