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こんぽん
Meanings
Noun
1. root; source; origin
2. foundation; basis; essence
Alt. forms
根こん本ぽん
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こんぽん
Pitch accent
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んぽん
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Used in: 17
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
fundamental; basic
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
fundamentalism
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
fundamentalist
Examples (4 in total)
Greetings are the basis of good manners.
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.
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