禍根

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See also: 祸根

Chinese

disaster radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (禍根)
simp. (祸根)

Pronunciation


Noun

禍根

  1. root of the trouble; cause of the ruin

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
禍根 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こん) (kakon

  1. ruin; cause of one's trouble
    禍根(かこん)(のこ)ない
    kakon o nokosanai
    to leave not a trace of the root of trouble

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary, Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.