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根こん本ぽん

N1
こんぽん konpon
  1. origin
  2. source
  3. foundation
  4. root
  5. base
  6. principle
noun

Chinese meanings

根本;基础

Examples

  • 想そう像ぞう力りょくは、すべての文ぶん明めいの根こん本ぽんである。
    Imagination is the root of all civilization.
    想象力是一切文明的根本。
  • 多た数すう決けつ原げん理りが民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの根こん本ぽん原げん則そくだ。
    Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.
    多数表决原则是民主的根本原则。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3356c0b63c'); // 根本
{
  "id": "3356c0b63c",
  "word": "根本",
  "reading": "こんぽん",
  "romaji": "konpon",
  "meanings": [
    "origin",
    "source",
    "foundation",
    "root",
    "base",
    "principle"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2848289,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "想像力は、すべての文明の根本である。",
      "furigana": "{想像力|そうぞうりょく}は、すべての{文明|ぶんめい}の{根本|こんぽん}である。",
      "en": "Imagination is the root of all civilization.",
      "tatoeba_id": 140593
    },
    {
      "ja": "多数決原理が民主主義の根本原則だ。",
      "furigana": "{多数決|たすうけつ}{原理|げんり}が{民主主義|みんしゅしゅぎ}の{根本|こんぽん}{原則|げんそく}だ。",
      "en": "Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.",
      "tatoeba_id": 138266
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "801df92891b0c688c09326f073796e7dbed2ecd2a58c1e679071cf249208ec80",
    "meanings": [
      "根本",
      "基础"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "想像力は、すべての文明の根本である。",
        "zh": "想象力是一切文明的根本。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "多数決原理が民主主義の根本原則だ。",
        "zh": "多数表决原则是民主的根本原则。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/3356c0b63c",
      "JMdict ent_seq 2848289; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "67528cdd54915fcf67f02c74e9f7b34c180fe28b8117a26082bbc83d9937e0f0",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}