根が付く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From (ne, "root") + + 付く (tsuku, "take").

Verb

()() • (ne ga tsukugodan (stem ()() (ne ga tsuki), past ()()いた (ne ga tsuita))

  1. (idiomatic) take root, strike root