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Japanese word 根底: root / basis / foundation. Meanings and example sentences.

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根底 (こんてい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

根底 (こんてい) means root / basis / foundation.

See example sentences below.

根底 at a glance

根底
こんていkontei
N1noun
root / basis / foundation
根底こんていkonteiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 根底

Core meaning

root / basis / foundation

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この考えは根底から間違っている。

Translation

This idea is fundamentally wrong.

Example 2

社会の根底には人間関係がある。

Translation

Human relationships are the foundation of society.

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