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こんげん 根源
Common word JLPT N1 Wanikani level 12 Links
Noun
1. root; source; origin; cause​
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2. Nemoto​
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根原 【こんげん】、根元 【こんげん】
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ね 根
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Noun
1. root (of a plant)​
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2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)​
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3. root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis​
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4. one's true nature​
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5. (fishing) reef​
Place
6. Ne​
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こんぽん 根本
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1. root; source; origin​
  • そうぞうりょく想像力
  • は
    • 、
  • すべての
  • ぶんめい文明
  • の
  • こんぽん根本
  • である
    • 。
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
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2. foundation; basis; essence​
  • あいさつ挨拶
  • は
  • れいぎさほう礼儀作法
  • の
  • こんぽん根本
  • である
    • 。
Greetings are the basis of good manners.
Other forms
根本 【こんぼん】
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こんぼん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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おおもと 大本
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation​
Noun
2. Ōmoto (religion)​See also 大本教
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大もと 【おおもと】
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もと 元
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Noun
1. origin; source; beginning​esp. 元
  • けんせい憲政
  • の
  • きき危機
  • が
  • はじ始まった
  • の
  • は
    • 、
  • このような
  • じょうきょう状況
  • の
  • もと
  • であった
    • 。
It was under these circumstances that the constitutional crisis began.
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2. basis; base; foundation; root​oft. 基
  • この
  • システム
  • の
  • もと
  • で
  • は
    • 、
  • せいと生徒
  • は
  • こうたい交替
  • で
  • おし教え
  • あい
    • 、
  • おたがお互いに
  • たすけあ助け合わ
  • なければなりません
    • 。
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
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3. cause​also written as 因, 原
  • その
  • じむいん事務員
  • は
  • かろう過労
  • が
  • もと
  • で
  • し死んだ
    • 。
The clerk died from overwork.
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4. (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock​esp. 素
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5. (one's) side​Only applies to 元
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • なぜ
  • つま妻
  • が
  • かれ彼の
  • もと
  • を
  • さ去った
  • の
  • か
  • わからなかった
    • 。
He had no idea why his wife left him.
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6. capital; principal; cost price​Only applies to 元
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7. root (of a plant); (tree) trunk​
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8. part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)​
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9. first three lines of a waka​See also 和歌
Counter
10. counter for plants or trees​Only applies to 本
Counter
11. counter for falcons (in falconry)​Only applies to 本
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12. Book​A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blan... Read more
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本 【もと】、素 【もと】、基 【もと】
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ほんげん 本源
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1. origin; root; cause; principle​
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げんとう 源頭
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1. river source; source of a river​
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2. cause; root​
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びょうこん 病根
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1. cause of a disease; root of an evil​
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かこん 禍根
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1. root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune​
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あくいん 悪因
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1. root of evil; bad cause​Buddhism, Antonym: 善因
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ぶんせき なぜなぜ分析
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1. why-why analysis (analytical method for identifying the root causes of a problem)​
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2. 5 Whys​The 5 Whys is a question-asking technique used to explore... Read more
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