Illustration: A stern-looking apartment resident with tightly drawn eyebrows kneels beside a small fallen bird's nest near the building's bicycle shelter. With unexpectedly delicate hands, they lift the intact nest into a secure branch while shielding the chicks from drizzle with their own umbrella.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

根ね

true nature

根は～ describes what someone is like at heart. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは根ねが優やさしい。
He is a kind man at heart.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは口くちは悪わるいですけど根ねは優やさしい人ひとですよ。
She may speak harsh words, but deep inside she is a kind person, you know.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは根ねはいい人ひとだ。
He is a good man at heart.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 根

根root; head (pimple)OnコンKunね

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