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THE WORD · N3

根ね

root

Noun

彼かれは気難きむずかしそうに見みえるが根ねはやさしい。

He looks uncomfortable, but he's got a good heart.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: \N · French : dominiko

Parts of speech

Noun

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ねね — value; prices Word card → Source

English dictionary meanings

root (of a plant)
root (of a tooth, hair, etc.)
center (of a pimple, etc.)
root (of all evil, etc.)
source
origin
cause
basis
one's true nature
(fishing) reef

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