Illustration: On the floor of a Japanese nursery, two children build an elaborate wooden-block tower with small rooms, arches, and a narrow rooftop. All of it rests on a broad, carefully fitted platform of large blocks.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

根こん本ぽん

konpon

foundation, basis

Example sentences

  1. 挨拶あいさつは礼儀作法れいぎさほうの根本こんぽんである。

    Greetings are the basis of good manners.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 想像力そうぞうりょくは、すべての文明ぶんめいの根本こんぽんである。

    Imagination is the root of all civilization.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 多数決原理たすうけつげんりが民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの根本こんぽん原則げんそくだ。

    Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 根本

  • 根root; head (pimple)OnコンKunね
  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと

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