Japanese Word Entry

Kana:こん
Romaji:kon
Definitions:
  1. stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence

  2. radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily)

  3. root

  4. indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)


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Chinese characters used in this word

root, radical, head (pimple), base(d on), foundation
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄣ (gēn)
Cantonese: gan1
Japanese: コン (kon) / ね (ne)、 -ね (-ne)
Korean: 근 (geun)
Vietnamese: căn