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根っ子ねっこ (nekko)

root; stump

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Meaning

根っ子 (ねっこ, nekko) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “root; stump”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 2

草くさを根ねっ子こから引き抜ひきぬいた

I pulled the grass out from its roots.

彼は根が江戸っ子だ

He is an Edokko by birth.

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