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根底こんてい

kontei

root, basis, foundation

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Example sentence

その考えは彼の人生の根底にある。

That idea lies at the root of his life.

Kanji in 根底

root, radical, head (pimple)

bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort

Sentences with 根底

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
底	N3	そこ	そこbottom, sole
屋根	N3	やね	やねroof
根	N3	ね	ねroot
徹底	N3	てってい	てっていthoroughness, completeness
羽根	N3	はね	はねfeather
垣根	N2	かきね	かきねhedge
根拠	N1	こんきょ	こんきょbasis, foundation
根本	N1	こんぽん	こんぽんfoundation, root, base

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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