Word Meaning 根付く (Nezuku): to Take Root, to Strike

Meaning

English

to take root
to strike

Reading

Kana

ねづく

Romaji

nezuku

Writing Variants

根づく ねづく nezuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 活着する,根差す,根を下ろす,発根する Rank 20609 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根付

ねつけ

netsuke

付け根

つけね

root

文書割付け根

ぶんしょわりつけこん

document layout root

根気よく

こんきよく

patiently

根がつく

ねがつく

to take root

根本

こんぼん

foundation

根回し

ねまわし

digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

根

ね

(fishing) reef

根性

こんじょう

character

根っ子

ねっこ

root (of a plant)

根気

こんき

patience

根ざす

ねざす

to come from

Example Sentences

1

実も結ぶが、挿し木でも根付くらしい？

It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?