根際

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
根	際
ね Grade: 3	きわ > ぎわ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Noun

根(ね)際(ぎわ) • (negiwa) ^{←ねぎは (negifa)?}

1. the base (of a plant); the part near the root

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
根	際
ね Grade: 3	き Grade: 5
kun’yomi	irregular

Noun

根(ね)際(き) • (neki) 

1. (dialectal, Tōkai–Tōsan, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku and Eastern Kyūshū) (one's) side

Synonyms

• 傍(そば) (soba)
• 傍(かたわ)ら (katawara)