How to say "stump" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 株かぶnounThe noun for the stump left standing after a tree is cut down. This is the word you want for the physical object, as in clearing stumps from a field.
- 根っこねっこnounLiterally 'roots'; as a stump it suggests the root end left in the ground rather than the cut trunk above. Natural when the root base itself is what you picture.
- 苦しめるくるしめるichidan verb, transitive verbA verb, not the tree part: it means to harass, afflict or distress someone. It is only marginally 'to stump' — fitting when a problem torments someone, not for plain puzzlement.
For the noun, 株 is the cut stump left after felling, while 「根っこ」 views it as the root end in the soil; 「苦しめる」 is a verb for tormenting, only loosely 'to stump' someone.
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