Word Meaning 諸悪の根源

しょあくのこんげん shoaku no kongen

諸悪の根源 is read as しょあくのこんげん (shoaku no kongen) and means root of all evil.

Meaning

English

root of all evil

Reading

Kana

しょあくのこんげん

Romaji

shoaku no kongen

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 99310 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根源

こんげん

root

諸悪

しょあく

various evils

根本悪

こんぽんあく

radical evil (in Kantianism)

根性悪

こんじょうわる

ill-natured

諸氏

しょし

(all of) you or them

諸派

しょは

various parties or factions

諸条件

しょじょうけん

terms and conditions

諸聖人の祝日

しょせいじんのしゅくじつ

All Saints Day

諸法無我

しょほうむが

idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances

諸士

しょし

many samurai

諸事万端

しょじばんたん

everything

諸邦

しょほう

various countries

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.