根本 (こんぽん) — root, foundation, fundamental
根本
root
Frequency #1838
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
konpon
こんぽん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
こんぽん[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- root
- foundation
- fundamental
Explained in simple Japanese
- ものごとが なりたつ、いちばん だいじな ところ。
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