# 根 — Root

Frequency rank 404 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 達 (Attain), less common than 差 (Distinction).

- On’yomi: こん
- Kun’yomi: ね
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A tree (木) sends out its root (根) deep into the earth — the radical literally means root, and the tree's roots spread wide.

In words:

- 根 ね — root
- 根気 こんき — patience;perseverance;energy
- 根拠 こんきょ — basis;foundation

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