noun

Botany term.
  1. rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
根茎 こんけい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

root, radical, head (pimple)
ね コン (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
stalk, stem
くき ケイ キョウ (Early High School, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
holy, sacred
コツ クツ コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)