根幹

Reading

Kana: こんかん

Romaji: konkan

Definitions

noun

1

foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals

2

root and trunk

Kanji

根

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね

Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)

幹

Readings: カン、 みき

Meaning: tree trunk