Keyword
root
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1571
Readings
(57%)
こん
(40%)
(1%)
Composed of
tree
almost good
Used in vocabulary (435 in total)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
fundamental; basic
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to frown; to squint
root; joint; base; crotch
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
root; source; origin; cause
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
root; basis; foundation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
the scruff or nape of the neck
hedge; fence; border; limit
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
baseless; groundless
to take root; to strike
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to kill; to choke the life out of
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
penis; phallus
deep-rooted; ingrained
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
root of a tooth; fang
(mountain) ridge
to come from; to have roots in
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
quill; quill pen
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
base (of operations)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to take root; to strike
root vegetable
root; basis; foundation
root; joint; base; crotch
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
grated daikon; daikon grater
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
large penis
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
to come from; to have roots in
Negoro lacquerware
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
feather decoration; plume
energy; vitality; mental determination
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
main roof; housetop
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
endurance contest; test of endurance
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
root; lower part
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
to go up on the roof
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
arrow feathers
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
lingering snow
endurance contest; test of endurance
root crops; root vegetables
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
patiently; with perseverance
cause of a disease; root of an evil
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
servile character (disposition)
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
good deeds; charity
same root; same origin
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
nature; character; disposition
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
purification of the six roots of perception
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
straw-thatched roof
groundless
over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation); back-fence
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
aerial root
root; joint; base; crotch
root; source; origin; cause
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
root; joint; base; crotch
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
high peak
tail feathers
penis; phallus
roofer; thatcher
root (origin) of a word
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
(skin) boil
with all one's might
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
down (feather) quilt
thatched roof
plume; ornamental feather
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
arrow-head; arrowhead
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
rootless; groundless
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
root of a tooth; fang
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
endurance contest; test of endurance
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
to take root; to strike root
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
root of the tongue
patiently; with perseverance
snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)
slow-witted
carpal (any of the bones of the carpus in the wrist)
dormer (window); lucarne
grated daikon; daikon grater
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
ridge line; ridge trail
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
being outpersevered
root; source; origin; basis
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum)
root of the nose; nose; sense of smell
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
root; source; origin; cause
grass roots
mother; father; parent
underhand character; thievish nature
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
fate predetermined from a prior existence
to strike at the root of an evil
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
tuberous root
straw-thatched roof
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
taking root; rooting
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
grated daikon; daikon grater
free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
inquisitiveness; nosiness
Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
tarsus (group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)
to search every square inch; to search high and low
root nodule bacteria
periodontal membrane; periodontal ligament
hard to penetrate event or situation
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha); ipecacuanha
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
(one's) side
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
to take root; to put forth roots
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
hipped roof; hip roof
lily bulb
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
entwined roots
having exposed roots
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
to take root; to strike root
root vegetable
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
Negoro lacquerware
uproot; redeem
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
enduring; persevering
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
gambrel roof; mansard roof
main root; taproot
radical leaf; rosette
root canal treatment; root canal therapy
predatory nature; rapacious disposition
radical sign; root sign
hanging roof over the ring
root; joint; base; crotch
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
mother; father; parent
rhizosphere
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
to pour one's heart and soul into
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
having exposed roots
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus, esp. Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus); birdsfoot trefoil
hipped roof; hip roof
root circumference
Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)
grated radish; grated daikon
grated radish; grated daikon
lateral root
luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)
imaginary root
excavation (as preparation for construction)
uprooting
root grafting
hydroxyl group; hydroxyl radical
conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
partisan spirit (prejudice); partisanship; factionalism
root clump
kanji "person" radical at top
absolutely (not); (not) at all
absolutely (not); (not) at all
root (of a chord)
dried senega root
grassroots network
illustrated kabuki script
illustrated kabuki script
to dig up lotus roots
saw-tooth roof; sawtooth roof
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
Welsh onion miso soup
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
re-thatching; reroofing
scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding
arête; sharp ridge
radical leaf; rosette; basal leaf
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
dorsal root; posterior root
year-round white daikon
year-round white daikon
arrowhead
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
neawase; Heian period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
neawase; Heian period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
Sone Station (Hyōgo)
Negishi Station (Kanagawa)
Hane Station (Ishikawa)
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
leaf beetle (of subfamily Donaciinae)
twin-flowering abelia (Abelia spathulata)
Quercus sessilifolia (species of oak)
Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
Camellia japonica 'Iwaneshibori' (cultivar of common camellia)
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)
Calanthe reflexa (species of orchid)
Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)
Examples (142 in total)
"Where's the cat?" "It's on the roof."
What color is the roof of your house?
What is that building with the green roof?