根っこ、根っ子
ねっこ
nekko
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) root (of a plant)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) stump (of a tree)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation; origin; source
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
刑事の一人が彼の首根っこをつかんだ。
keiji no hitori ga kare no kubine kko wo tsukan da 。
One of the detectives seized him by the neck.