The kanji 根: meaning, readings and stroke order

根

Meaning: root
On reading: コン kon
Kun reading: ね ne
Strokes: 10
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: rễ cây, gốc (căn)
Japanese: ね。もと。
Korean: 뿌리 (근)
Chinese: 根、根部

Readings, words and example sentences

コン kon · on reading

根こん気き
patience, staying power
根こん気きよくべんきょうします。
I study patiently.

ね ne · kun reading

根ね
root
木の根ねが地面に出ています。
The tree's roots are sticking out of the ground.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.