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Kanji Detail for 礎 - "foundation, cornerstone"

礎

  • Meaning

    礎 means "foundation, cornerstone." Also associated with base.

    1. Foundation - The base upon which something is built.

    2. Cornerstone - The fundamental supporting stone; the basis.

    3. Base - The bottom support; the groundwork.

  • Words using 礎

    • 基礎 きそ Listen foundation; basis

  • Tattoo check: 礎

    • Verified meaning: foundation, cornerstone
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いしずえ, いしづえ, そ, はじめ)
    • Also carries these associations: base

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 礎

    Given names 礎(もとい)Listen 礎(もとえ)Listen

    Surnames 礎(いしずえ)Listen 礎(いしづえ)Listen 礎(そ)Listen 礎(はじめ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cornerstone; foundation stone

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    foundation stone, plinth

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    foundation; base

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    foundation stone, plinth; basis

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A stone under a pillar.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ishizue(いしずえ) いしずえ

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    foundation cornerstone base basis bedrock footing fundamental groundwork infrastructure keystone origin root support underpinning stone

Sentences including 礎

  • Foundations are important.

  • I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.

  • I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.

  • It is important to strengthen the basis.

  • You have a personal tax exemption of 500,000 yen.

  • Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

  • Physics is a fundamental natural science.

  • This idea is the basis of my argument.

  • Compassion is the basis of all morality.

  • Reconciliation among religions is the foundation of world peace.

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