屋根【やね】
roof
根【ね】
root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
根拠【こんきょ】
basis, grounds, foundation, reason, authority, base (of operations)
根本【こんぽん】
root, source, origin, foundation, basis, essence
草の根【くさのね】
roots of grass, places hidden from sight, grassroots (e.g. of a political party), rank and file
根底【こんてい】
root, basis, foundation
根本的【こんぽんてき】
fundamental, basic
根幹【こんかん】
foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
島根【しまね】
Shimane (prefecture), island country
根回し【ねまわし】
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process, digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
根源【こんげん】
root, source, origin, cause
垣根【かきね】
hedge, fence, border, limit
根絶【こんぜつ】
eradication, extermination, rooting out, stamping out, getting rid of
尾根【おね】
(mountain) ridge
事実無根【じじつむこん】
groundless, entirely contrary to fact
根ざす【ねざす】
to come from, to have roots in
付け根【つけね】
root, joint, base, crotch
根っこ【ねっこ】
root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
根気【こんき】
patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
根っから【ねっから】
by nature, from the very beginning, through and through, at heart, absolutely (not), (not) at all
