Illustration: At the low table in a Japanese living room, a grandmother patiently untangles a spectacular knot of sewing thread. Several neatly wound spools beside her show how much she has already recovered, while one stubborn knot remains between her steady fingertips.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

根こん気き

konki

patience, perseverance

Example sentences

  1. 外国語がいこくごの習得しゅうとくには根気こんきが必要ひつようだ。

    Mastering a foreign language calls for patience.

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  2. 根気こんき強つよく聞きいてはいるけど、興味きょうみはない。

    I listen patiently, but without interest.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. もう少すこし根気こんきがあったら成功せいこうしていただろう。

    With a little more patience, you would have succeeded.

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Kanji in 根気

  • 根root; head (pimple)OnコンKunね
  • 気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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