根深い

• 読み: ねぶかい
• ローマ字: nebukai
• 漢字の分解: 根 (kon/ne) — root, origin; 深 (shin/fuka) — deep
• 発音: /ne̞bɯkai/

意味

Deep-rooted; ingrained; deep-seated. Used for problems, prejudices, or conflicts that have become embedded over a long period.

An i-adjective describing issues or traits whose origins lie so deep they are difficult to address or eradicate. Unlike 根強い (which can be neutral or positive), 根深い almost always carries a negative connotation — the deep roots are an obstacle. Commonly used in social commentary and psychological contexts.

例文

1. 両国間の根深い対立は簡単には解消されないだろう。
2. 彼の根深いトラウマは長年の治療を経ても完全には癒えなかった。
3. 社会に根深く刻み込まれた偏見を取り除くのは容易ではない。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, psychology, politics, history

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Compound of 根 (root) and 深い (deep). Like a plant whose roots extend far underground, root depth here symbolises how thoroughly a problem or attitude has become embedded in a person or society.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal