Word Meaning 根気

こんき konki

根気 is read as こんき (konki) and means patience.

Meaning

English

  1. patience
  2. perseverance
  3. persistence
  4. tenacity
  5. energy

Reading

Kana

こんき

Romaji

konki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4313 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根気仕事

こんきしごと

laborious task

根気よく

こんきよく

patiently

根気負け

こんきまけ

being outpersevered

気根

きこん

aerial root

根本

こんぽん

foundation

根回し

ねまわし

digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

(fishing) reef

根性

こんじょう

character

根っ子

ねっこ

root (of a plant)

根ざす

ねざす

to come from

根治

こんじ

complete cure

根強い

ねづよい

firmly rooted

Example Sentences

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What you need is staying power.

Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.

I listen patiently, but without interest.

With a little more patience, you would have succeeded.

As long as you have a degree of patience, you can acquire any language.

If you want to be fluent in English, you've got to keep at it.