Radical

"Radical" in Japanese

徹底的な

tetteiteki na

(thoroughgoing)

抜本的な

bapponteki na

(favouring fundamental change)

根本的な

konponteki na

(pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something)

急進派

kyūshinha

(person with radical opinions)

kon

(arithmetic: root (of a number or quantity))

累乗根

ruijōkon

(arithmetic: root (of a number or quantity))

部首

bushu

(linguistics: portion of a character that provides an indication of its meaning)

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