| 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 4
JLPT level N2
1327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菜 【サイ】 side dish
- 菜園 【サイエン】 vegetable garden
- 山菜 【サンサイ】 edible wild plants
- 前菜 【ゼンサイ】 hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, appetiser, starter
Kun reading compounds
- 菜 【な】 greens, vegetables, rape (Brassica napus), rapeseed
- 菜種 【なたね】 rapeseed, coleseed
- 若菜 【わかな】 young greens, young herbs
- うまい菜 【うまいな】 Swiss chard
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よう
- Korean:
- chae
Spanish
- verduras
- entremeses
- vegetales
Portuguese
- legume
- salada
- verduras
French
- légume
- accompagnement (du riz)
| 401 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 483 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1108 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3982 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 870 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 246 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1447 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 931 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 958 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 774 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2880 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1486 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2004 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31184P | Morohashi |
| 2305 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5097 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 734 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 793 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 566 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83dc | Unicode hex code |