N3Noun
根本
こんぽん
Meaning
- 1.origin
- 2.foundation
- 3.basis
Meanings across languages
- English
- origin, foundation, basis
- Tiếng Việt
- căn bản, gốc rễ
- 日本語
- 根本, 基礎
- 한국어
- 기원
- 中文
- 起源
- Bahasa Indonesia
- asal
- ภาษาไทย
- ต้นกำเนิด
- Español
- origen
- Français
- origine
- Deutsch
- Ursprung
- Português
- origem
Kanji used
Example sentences
家族は人生の根本です。
Family is the foundation of life.
その通りです。しかし、柔軟性が過度になると、根本的な価値が失われる恐れもあります。
That's true. However, excessive flexibility may lead to the loss of fundamental values.
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