n. (Hira=こんぽん) origin, source, foundation, root, basis, principle

adv. (Trad=根本, Pinyin=gen1 ben3) at all, simply, radically, thoroughly

adj. (Trad=根本, Pinyin=gen1 ben3) basic, fundamental, essential, cardinal, staple, key, prime, foremost

adv. (Simp=根本, Pinyin=gen1 ben3) at all, simply, radically, thoroughly

adj. (Simp=根本, Pinyin=gen1 ben3) basic, fundamental, essential, cardinal, staple, key, prime, foremost

[根本] the foundation; the basis; the origin; the source; the cause