Word Meaning 根源

こんげん kongen

根源 is read as こんげん (kongen) and means root.

Meaning

English

root
source
origin
cause

Reading

Kana

こんげん

Romaji

kongen

Writing Variants

根元こんげん kongen
根原こんげん kongen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 12704 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

諸悪の根源

しょあくのこんげん

root of all evil

根拠

こんきょ

base (of operations)

根幹

こんかん

root and trunk

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

根本分裂

こんぽんぶんれつ

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

根株

ねかぶ

stump

根堅州国

ねのかたすくに

underworld

根抵当権

ねていとうけん

revolving mortgage

Example Sentences

金は諸悪の根源。

Money is the root of all evil.

貧乏は諸悪の根源。

Poverty is the root of all evil.

忍耐力は科学の根源である。

Patience is the mother of science.

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