This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コン、ね、-ね
Romaji: kon, ne, -ne
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

root, radical, head (pimple)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  620
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  geun
Chinese Reading:  gen1
Unicode:  6839
JIS:  3A2C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 930
Nelson Index: 2261
New Nelson Index: 2670
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.5
Four Corner Index: 4793.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 282
Gakken Index: 535
Japanese Names Index: 1372
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14745
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0305
Remembering the kanji Index: 1461
Kanji Way Index: 390
Kanji Flashcards Index: 632
Kodansha Compact Index: 1092
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 298
Kanji in Context Index: 974
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 631
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 841
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1473
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1571
Essential Kanji Index: 425
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1167
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1865
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 216
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 355

Words

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef
島根 (しまね)
island country
根拠 (こんきょ)
basis; foundation
(はね)
feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
尾根 (おね)
(mountain) ridge; spur
(こん)
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
屋根 (やね)
roof
根本 (こんげん、ねもと、こんぽん)
root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle
根本 (ねほん)
kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
利根 (りこん)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
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