# 根本
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gēnběn
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gan$^1$ bun$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-pún
* Jin (Wiktionary): geng$^1$ beng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kun-pún / kin-pún
    (Teochew, Peng'im): geng$^1$ bung$^2$ / gêng$^1$ beng$^2$ / ging$^1$ beng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gēnběn
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: genběn
*** Wade–Giles: kên$^1$-pên$^3$
*** Yale: gēn-běn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genbeen
*** Palladius: гэньбэнь (gɛnʹbɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kən⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gan$^1$ bun$^2$
*** Yale: gān bún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gan$^1$ bun$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gen$^1$ bun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐn⁵⁵ puːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-pún
*** Hakka Romanization System: gin$^ˊ$ bun$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gin$^1$ bun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴ pun³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: geng$^1$ beng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kə̃ŋ¹¹ pə̃ŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-pún
*** Tâi-lô: kun-pún
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kunpuon
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ pun⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-pún
*** Tâi-lô: kin-pún
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kinpuon
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: geng$^1$ bung$^2$ / gêng$^1$ beng$^2$ / ging$^1$ beng$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳng púng / keng pṳ́ng / king pṳ́ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kɯŋ³³⁻²³ puŋ⁵²/, /keŋ³³⁻²³ pɯŋ⁵²/, /kiŋ³³⁻²³ pɯŋ⁵²/
* geng1 bung2 - Chaozhou;
* gêng1 beng2 - Jieyang;
* ging1 beng2 - Chaoyang.

### Adjective

根本
* fundamental; basic; essential
       Duì wǒ láishuō, wǒmen guójiā de gēnběn wèntí shì wǒmen de jiàoyù zhìdù. [Pinyin]
       The way I see it, our country's basic problem is our education system.
       Yǔyán xuéxí de gēnběn fǎzé shì yòngjìnfèituì. [Pinyin]
       A fundamental rule of language learning is: Use it, or lose it.

#### Synonyms

* 主要 (zhǔyào) (most important)
* 吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn) (colloquial)
* 吃緊／吃紧 (chījǐn)
* 基本 (jīběn)
* 當家／当家 (dāngjiā) (attributive, most important)
* 要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)
* 重大
* 重要 (zhòngyào)
* 關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)

### Adverb

根本
* (usually negative) at all; simply; absolutely
       Tā gēnběn bù zhīdào cóng nǎlǐ rùshǒu zhǎo gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
       He has absolutely no idea how to start looking for work.
       Tā gēnběn jiù méiyǒu tóngnián. [Pinyin]
       She didn't have any kind of childhood.
       Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ! [Pinyin]
       These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!

#### Synonyms

* (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) 壓根／压根 (yàgēn)
* (Xiang) 兜底 (dōudǐ)

### Noun

根本
* root; foundation; base; basis
       Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎwò wèntí de gēnběn. [Pinyin]
       We should get to the root of the problem.
       Wǒ xiǎng cóng gēnběn jiějué wèntí. [Pinyin]
       I'd like to settle this problem once and for all.

#### Synonyms

* 來源／来源 (láiyuán)
* 出處／出处 (chūchù)
* 基本 (jīběn)
* 大本 (dàběn) (literary)
* 本源 (běnyuán)
* 根 (gēn)
* 根源 (gēnyuán)
* 根頭／根头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 泉源 (quányuán)
* 淵源／渊源 (yuānyuán)
* 源 (yuán) (literary, or in compounds)
* 源泉 (yuánquán) (figurative)
* 源頭／源头 (yuántóu) (figurative)
* 濫觴／滥觞 (lànshāng) (literary)
* 由來／由来 (yóulái)
* 起源 (qǐyuán)

### Derived terms

* 根本上
* 根本性 (gēnběnxìng)
* 根本法 (gēnběnfǎ)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 根 | 本 |
| こん Grade: 3 | ほん > ぽん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こんぽん [kòńpóń] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) こんぽん [kòńpóꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [kõ̞mpõ̞ɴ]

#### Noun

根(こん)本(ぽん) • (konpon)
* basis, foundation

##### Antonyms

* 末梢(まっしょう) (masshō, “treetop”)

##### Derived terms

* 根本的(こんぽんてき) (konponteki, “radical”)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 根 | 本 |
| ね Grade: 3 | もと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 根本 – see the following entry. :
| 【ねもと】 | [noun] 根元, 根本: area near the root of a plant or anything similar [noun] 根元, 根本: base of a pillar or a standing object [noun] 根元, 根本: source or basis of something [proper noun] 根本: a surname Alternative spelling 根元 |
(This term, 根本, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 根 | 本 |
| ね Grade: 3 | ほん Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ne̞hõ̞ɴ]

#### Noun

根(ね)本(ほん) • (nehon)
* (regional, Osaka, Kyoto) the script of a kabuki drama
* short for 絵入根本 (e iri nehon, “illustrated kabuki script”)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 根 | 本 |

### Noun

根本 • (geunbon) (hangeul 근본)
* hanja form of 근본 (“root, basis”)