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==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=gēnběn|ma=Zh-genben.ogg
|c=gan1 bun2
|ca=LL-Q9186-Luilui6666-根本.wav
|h=pfs=kîn-pún
|j=geng1 beng2
|mn=xm,qz,tp:kun-pún/zz,kh:kin-pún
|mn-t=geng1 bung2/gêng1 beng2/ging1 beng2
|mn-t_note=geng1 bung2 - Chaozhou; gêng1 beng2 - Jieyang; ging1 beng2 - Chaoyang
|cat=a,adv,n
}}

===Adjective===
{{head|zh|adjective}}

# [[fundamental]]; [[basic]]; [[essential]]
#: {{zh-x|對 我 來說，我們 國家 的 根本 問題 是 我們 的 教育 制度。|The way I see it, our country's '''basic''' problem is our education system.}}
#: {{zh-x|語言 學習 的 根本 法則 是 用進廢退。|A '''fundamental''' rule of language learning is: Use it, or lose it.}}

====Synonyms====
{{syn-saurus|zh|重要}}

===Adverb===
{{head|zh|adverb}}

# {{lb|zh|usually negative}} [[at all]]; [[simply]]; [[absolutely]]
#: {{zh-x|他 根本 不 知道 從 哪裡 入手 找 工作。|He has '''absolutely''' no idea how to start looking for work.}}
#: {{zh-x|她 根本 就 沒有 童年。|She didn't have any kind of childhood.}}
#: {{zh-x|這 一 群 不食人間煙火 的 人，根本 不 知道 別人 的 實際 痛苦！|These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!}}

====Synonyms====
* {{q|chiefly Mandarin, colloquial}} {{zh-l|壓根}}
* {{q|Xiang}} {{zh-l|兜底}}

===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# [[root]]; [[foundation]]; [[base]]; [[basis]]
#: {{zh-x|我們 應{yīng}該 把握 問題 的 根本。|We should get to the '''root''' of the problem.}}
#: {{zh-x|我 想 從 根本 解決 問題。|I'd like to settle this problem '''once and for all.'''}}

====Synonyms====
{{syn-saurus|zh|根源}}

===Derived terms===
{{col3|zh|根本上|根本性|根本法}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{wikipedia|lang=ja}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|こん|ほん|k2=ぽん|yomi=o}}
{{rfe|ja}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|acc=h|acc2=3|こんぽん}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|こんぽん}}

# [[basis]], [[foundation]]

=====Antonyms=====
* {{ja-r|末梢|まっしょう|[[treetop]]}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{ja-r|根本的|こんぽんてき|[[radical]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|ね|もと|yomi=k}}
{{ja-see|ねもと}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|ね|ほん|yomi=k,o}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|ねほん}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|ねほん}}

# {{lb|ja|regional|Osaka|Kyoto|sort=ねほん}} the [[script]] of a [[kabuki]] drama
# {{short for|ja|絵入根本|tr=e iri nehon|t=illustrated kabuki script|nocap=1|nodot=1}}

==Korean==
{{ko-hanjatab}}

===Noun===
{{ko-noun|hj|hangeul=근본}}

# {{hanja form of|근본|[[root]], [[basis]]}}