根が付く

根が付く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
根	付
ね Grade: 3	つ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Verb

根(ね)が付(つ)く • (ne ga tsuku) godan (stem 根(ね)が付(つ)き (ne ga tsuki), past 根(ね)が付(つ)いた (ne ga tsuita))

1. (idiomatic) take root, strike root