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根幹 (こんかん, konkan) Japanese meaning: foundation | Kotomora
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は
制せい
度ど
の
根こん
幹かん
に
関かか
わる
問もん
題だい
です
。
This is a problem that concerns the foundation of the system.
That remark shook the foundations of democracy.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 根こん 幹かん をなす to form the very foundation of〈事〉
Education forms the very foundation of a country's development.
〈 事こと 〉 の 根こん 幹かん に 関かか わる to concern the core of〈事〉
This issue concerns the very core of how the company is run.
根こん 幹かん を 揺ゆ るがす to shake the foundations (of something)
The incident shook the very foundations of democracy.
〈 事こと 〉 の 根こん 幹かん となる to become the foundation of〈事〉
This technology is likely to become the foundation of the new industry.
Kanji 根 root, radical, head (pimple) 幹 tree trunk, main part, talent Related words 基礎 is a general, everyday word for a foundation or basics, while 根幹 is more formal and stresses the essential core that supports an entire system.
根本 often points to the underlying cause or guiding principle of something, whereas 根幹 emphasizes the structural core or backbone that holds a system together.
中核 refers to the nucleus or central part of a group or matter, but lacks the root-and-trunk metaphor of support that 根幹 carries.
基盤 describes a base or platform that things are built upon, while 根幹 focuses on the vital core structure itself rather than the supporting platform.
根幹 is a more formal, abstract word for the fundamental basis of something, while 幹 keeps a vivid tree-trunk image even when used figuratively.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 根, 'root,' and 幹, 'trunk.' The literal idea of roots and trunk extends naturally to the abstract meaning 'foundation' or 'core.'
