Japanese symbol for “uprooting”
根こそぎ
ねこそぎ
Romaji: nekosogi
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
In Japanese, uprooting is 根こそぎ, read ねこそぎ (nekosogi).
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Meanings
- adv, n uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
- n eradicating; rooting out
- adv all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Written forms: 根こそぎ、根刮ぎ. Readings: ねこそぎ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “uprooting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根扱ぎ | ねこぎ nekogi | uprooting |
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) |
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.