根幹(こんかん)

こんかん
noun
root
1. root
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/ね) (root) + 幹(かん/みき) (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)
general
Added 2026.1.21 12:55
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