根本

こんぽん

root

N1 #3,554

Meanings

こんぽん · こんぼん

  1. noun root; source; origin
  2. foundation; basis; essence

ねほん

  1. noun, archaic, Kansai-ben kabuki script
  2. abbreviation illustrated kabuki script

ねもと also 根元

  1. noun base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair)
  2. root (e.g. of a problem); source

Its kanji

In sentences

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. #191517