ne

Noun

1. root (of a plant)

Noun

2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)

Noun

3. root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis

Noun

4. one's true nature

かれらは みな、根 善良 ぜんりょう おとこたちなのだ。
karerawa mina newa zenryōna otokotachina noda.
They are all good men at heart.
Noun

5. (fishing) reef