# 根 — root

根 means “root”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: コン (kon). Kun'yomi: ね (ne). You'll see it in words such as 根 (ne, “root”).

- Meaning: root
- On'yomi: コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi: ね (ne)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 根

Parts: 木 tree · 艮 stubborn

## Words with 根

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 根 | ね (ne) | root |
| 根ざす | ねざす (nezasu) | to come from; to have roots in |
| 根っこ | ねっこ (nekko) | root |

## Don't confuse it with

[銀](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/silver/) · [金](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/gold/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[根](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/root/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/) · [草](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/grass/) · [畑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farm-plot/) · [麦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wheat/)

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