Word Meaning 根を張る

ねをはる ne o haru

根を張る is read as ねをはる (ne o haru) and means to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.)
  2. to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
  3. to put down roots
  4. to settle down (in a place)

Reading

Kana

ねをはる

Romaji

ne o haru

Writing Variants

  • 根をはる ねをはる neoharu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 49585 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根を生じる

ねをしょうじる

to take root

根性が曲がる

こんじょうがまがる

to have a perverse character

根拠

こんきょ

base (of operations)

根幹

こんかん

root and trunk

根源

こんげん

root

根拠地

こんきょち

base (of operations)

根本主義

こんぽんしゅぎ

fundamentalism

根保証

ねほしょう

basic guarantee

根基

こんき

radical

根本主義者

こんぽんしゅぎしゃ

fundamentalist

根源的

こんげんてき

primordial

根本分裂

こんぽんぶんれつ

fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)