根 幹(こんかん)

こんかん

noun

core; foundation

formal

1. core; foundation

root; basis; core; fundamentals

問題(もんだい)の根幹(こんかん)に触(ふ)れる。

To get to the root of the problem.

これは会社(かいしゃ)の経営(けいえい)の根幹(こんかん)に関(かか)わる問題(もんだい)だ。

This is an issue that affects the core of the company's management.

教育(きょういく)の根幹(こんかん)を成(な)すのは家庭(かてい)での躾(しつけ)だ。

Home discipline forms the foundation of education.

根幹(こんかん) combines 根(こん) (root) + 幹(かん) (trunk), referring to the essential foundation or core of something.

Common expressions

根幹(こんかん)を成(な)す (to form the basis of)
根幹(こんかん)に関(かか)わる (to concern the fundamentals)
根幹(こんかん)を揺(ゆ)るがす (to shake the foundations)
根幹(こんかん)部分(ぶぶん) (core part)

Used in formal or written contexts when discussing fundamental aspects of systems, organizations, or concepts.

Similar words

根本(こんぽん) (root, fundamental - slightly more common)
基盤(きばん) (foundation, base)
核心(かくしん) (core, heart of the matter)

Related Words

Compare: 根本(こんぽん) (root, fundamental)

Compare: 基盤(きばん) (foundation, base)

Compare: 核心(かくしん) (core, heart of the matter)

Compare: 主要部(しゅようぶ) (main part)

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Added 2026.1.21 12:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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