禍か根こん

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Meanings

root of evil; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

Refers to the underlying cause or origin of a problem, often with a nuance of something that will lead to future trouble if not addressed. Common in formal or written contexts.

その政せい策さくは将しょう来らいの禍か根こんを残のこすことになった。
That policy ended up leaving the seeds of future trouble.
禍か根こんを断たつために、抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくが必ひつ要ようだ。
To eliminate the root of the problem, fundamental reform is necessary.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が禍か根こんとなるfor something to become a source of future trouble
その決けっ定ていが後のちの対たい立りつの禍か根こんとなった。
That decision became the root cause of the later conflict.
〈事こと〉が禍か根こんを招まねくfor something to invite a lasting source of trouble
安あん易いな妥だ協きょうが新あらたな禍か根こんを招まねくこともある。
An easy compromise can also invite a new root of trouble.

Expressions

禍か根こんを残のこすleave behind a source of future trouble; sow the seeds of future problems
禍か根こんを絶たつstrike at the root of an evil; eradicate the source of trouble