Definition of 根っ葉
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(n, n-suf) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
彼はその句の文字どおりの意味を説明した。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase. -
(ling) phrase
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase. - verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim; saying; idiom; expression
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(n) ward; district; section
英国の南東区は人口密度が高い。
The South East region of England is densely populated.
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(n) root (of a plant)
彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。
They are all good men at heart. - root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
- one's true nature
- (fishing) reef
- (n) leaf
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(num) nine
彼は「九時だ」と言った。
He said, "It's nine o'clock."
- (n) quadrature
