Japanese symbol for “ingrained”
根深い
ねぶかい
Romaji: nebukai
deep-rooted; ingrained
In Japanese, ingrained is 根深い, read ねぶかい (nebukai).
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Meanings
- adj-i deep-rooted; ingrained
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ingrained”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根が深い | ねがふかい negafukai | deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis; grounds; foundation |
| 根本 | こんぽん konpon | root; source; origin |
| 根性 | こんじょう konjou | willpower; guts; determination |
| 大根 | だいこん daikon | daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) |
| 島根 | しまね shimane | Shimane (prefecture) |
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious; severe; grave |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ingrained”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.