Kanji: 根

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Root, radical, head (pimple)
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	根(ね)	root
N3	屋根(やね)	roof
N2	垣根(かきね)	hedge
N2	羽根(はね)	shuttlecock
N1	球根(きゅうこん)	(plant) bulb
N1	根気(こんき)	patience, perseverance, energy
N1	根拠(こんきょ)	basis, foundation
N1	根底(こんてい)	root, basis, foundation
N1	根本(こんぽん)	origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle
N1	根回(ねまわ)し	making necessary arrangements
N1	利根(りこん)	intelligence