This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

根本

Reading

Kana: ねほん
Romaji: nehon
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Romaji

Definitions

1

kabuki script

(Kansai-ben)
Note: archaism
2

illustrated kabuki script

Note: abbreviation
See also: 絵入根本

Kanji

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Example Sentences

挨拶(あいさつ)礼儀(れいぎ)作法(さほう)根本(こんぽん)である。
➥Greetings are the basis of good manners.
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想像力(そうぞうりょく)は、すべての文明(ぶんめい)根本(こんぽん)である。
➥Imagination is the root of all civilization.
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政府(せいふ)根本的(こんぽんてき)変革(へんかく)をしなければならない。
➥The government must make fundamental changes.
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多数決(たすうけつ)原理(げんり)民主(みんしゅ)主義(しゅぎ)根本(こんぽん)原則(げんそく)だ。
➥Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.
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この(こと)根本(こんぽん)には(なに)かあるに(ちが)いない。
➥There must be something at the bottom of all this.
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(かれ)性格(せいかく)には根本的(こんぽんてき)自分(じぶん)本意(ほんい)のところがある。
➥Selfishness is an essential part of his character.
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