根ねざす

ね

ざ

す

根ざす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	根ねざす	根ねざさない
Polite	根ねざします	根ねざしません
Past polite	根ねざしました	根ねざしませんでした
Past	根ねざした	根ねざさなかった
Te-form	根ねざして	根ねざさないで
Desire	根ねざしたい	根ねざしたくない
Potential	根ねざせる	根ねざせない
Passive	根ねざされる	根ねざされない
Causative	根ねざさせる	根ねざさせない
Causative passive	根ねざさせられる	根ねざさせられない
Volitional	根ねざそう
Polite volitional	根ねざしましょう
Imperative	根ねざせ	根ねざすな
Conditional	根ねざせば	根ねざさなければ
Tara conditional	根ねざしたら	根ねざさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

be rooted in; originate from; have roots in

Used for abstract origins, causes, or deep-seated influences; often followed by に or ところに.

彼かれの考かんがえは深ふかい経けい験けんに根ねざしている。
His ideas are rooted in deep experience.
この問もん題だいは社しゃ会かいの構こう造ぞうに根ねざしている。
This problem is rooted in the structure of society.

See all 23 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉は〈事こと〉に根ねざすfor one thing to be rooted in another
彼かれの考かんがえ方かたは子こ供どものころの経けい験けんに根ねざしている。
His way of thinking is rooted in his childhood experiences.
地ち域いきに根ねざすto be firmly established within a local community
この会かい社しゃは地ち域いきに根ねざした活かつ動どうを続つづけている。
This company continues activities that are rooted in the local community.
〈事こと〉の根ねざすところthe underlying root (cause) of something
この問もん題だいの根ねざすところは長なが年ねんの偏へん見けんにある。
The root of this problem lies in years of prejudice.

Kanji

根root, radical, head (pimple)
差distinction, difference, variation

Related words

根ね付づく
根付く means 'to take root' physically or figuratively, emphasizing establishment in a new place, while 根ざす focuses on being already deeply rooted in an origin or cause.
由ゆ来らいN2
由来する states that something derives historically from a source, whereas 根ざす stresses that something is deeply and persistently rooted in that source.
起き因いん
起因する is used for a specific cause of an event or problem, while 根ざす describes a broader, ongoing state of being grounded in something.
基もとづくN3
基づく means 'to be based on' facts, data, or rules, while 根ざす implies a deeper, often emotional or cultural rootedness.

Written forms

根ねざすUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
根ね差ざすUsage15%
Alternate kanji spelling; also common, but slightly less frequent than 根ざす.
ねざすUsage1%

Etymology

Formed from 根 and 差す, literally describing roots taking hold or extending into the ground; the figurative sense developed from this image of rootedness.