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根本 Essence - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
根本
English: Essence
Romaji:
konpon
Kanji: 根本 (15 Strokes)
JLPT Level: ---
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

こんぽん :: 根本 Essence

こんぽん :: 根本 Basis

こんぽん :: 根本 Foundation

こんぽん :: 根本 Origin

こんぽん :: 根本 Source

こんぽん :: 根本 Root

ねもと :: 根本 Source

ねもと :: 根本 Root (e.g. of a problem)

ねもと :: 根本 Roots (of one's hair)

ねもと :: 根本 (part near the) root

ねもと :: 根本 Base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.)

こんぽんぶんれつ :: 根本分裂 Fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)

こんぽんしゅぎしゃ :: 根本主義者 Fundamentalist

えいりねほん :: 絵入り根本 Illustrated kabuki script

えいりねほん :: 絵入根本 Illustrated kabuki script

ねほん :: 根本 Illustrated kabuki script

ねほん :: 根本 Kabuki script

こんぽんあく :: 根本悪 Radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)

こんぽんげんり :: 根本原理 Ground rules

こんぽんげんり :: 根本原理 Fundamentals

こんぽんげんり :: 根本原理 Fundamental (basic) principles

こんぽんしゅぎ :: 根本主義 Fundamentalism

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

こんぽんてき :: 根本的 Basic

こんぽんてき :: 根本的 Fundamental

Using 根本 in sentences:

(Japanese) いじめの根本原因を究明しない限り、いじめは永遠になくならないだろう。

(English) If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.

(Japanese) 来週、根本さんか関口さんに、原本を持ち帰ってもらうように頼みます。

(English) Next week, I will ask Mr Nemoto or Mr Sekiguchi to bring back the original copy.

(Japanese) その問題の根本原因は、現代の世界において、賢明な人々が猜疑心に満ちている一方で、愚かな人々が自信過剰であるということである。

(English) The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

(Japanese) 仏心宗と呼ばれるのは、禅宗が文字や経典をたよらずに、仏の心を師匠から弟子へと直接伝えていくことを根本宗旨としているからです。

(English) Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.

(Japanese) 温暖化を否定する人と論争すれば、根本的な問題は、その人が非論理的に主張をすることです。

(English) The fundamental problem in arguing with a person who denies global warming is that they use erroneous logic.

How do you say Essence in Japanese?

Answer: 根本

How many kanji strokes does 根本 have?

Answer: 15

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