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根(ね)付(づ)く

ねづくnezuku

CommonVerb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verb

    to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root

  2. to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

Example sentences 7

その町(まち)は古(ふる)くから良(りょう)風(ふう)美(び)俗(ぞく)が息(いき)づき、住(じゅう)民(みん)の生(せい)活(かつ)に深(ふか)く根(ね)付(つ)いている。

  • The town has long been home to fine customs and traditions, which are deeply rooted in the lives of its residents.

この街(まち)では、困(こま)っている人(ひと)がいれば互(たが)いに助(たす)け合(あ)うのが当(あ)たり前(まえ)で、「水(みず)心(ごころ)」の精(せい)神(しん)が根(ね)付(つ)いている。

  • In this town, it is taken for granted that people help one another if someone is in trouble, and the spirit of 'Suishin' is deeply rooted.

建(たて)前(まえ)は「嘘(うそ)」と誤(ご)解(かい)されがちですが、それは「嘘(うそ)」のように「人(ひと)を騙(だま)そうとするもの」ではなく「相(あい)手(て)との意(い)見(けん)の相(そう)違(い)を、相(あい)手(て)に不(ふ)快(かい)感(かん)を与(あた)えず伝(つた)えるための手(しゅ)段(だん)の一(ひと)つ」だと私(わたし)は考(かんが)えています。討(とう)論(ろん)することを敬(けい)遠(えん)しがちな日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)が、円(えん)滑(かつ)に物(もの)事(ごと)を進(すす)めていけるようにと根(ね)付(つ)いた文(ぶん)化(か)だと思(おも)います。

  • The concept of "Tatemae" tends to be misunderstood as lying. But I think it's not lying in the sense of deceiving others, but rather as a way of respecting others' differences in opinion without making them uncomfortable. It's a cultural aspect stemming from how Japanese people tend to avoid arguments in favor of keeping the peace.

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