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Kanji Detail for 基 - "foundation, basis, base"

基

  • Meaning

    基 means "foundation, basis, base."

    1. Foundation - The base on which something stands.

    2. Base - The bottom support; the groundwork.

    3. Basis - The fundamental principle; the starting point.

    4. Origin - The source; where something begins.

  • Words using 基

    • 基本 きほん Listen basics; fundamentals; basis
    • 基準 きじゅん Listen standard; criterion; norm
    • 基地 きち Listen base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac
    • 基礎 きそ Listen foundation; basis
    • 基金 ききん Listen fund; foundation
    • 基盤 きばん Listen base; basis; foundation
    • 基本的 きほんてき Listen fundamental; basic
    • 基調 きちょう Listen basic tone; underlying tone; basic theme

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    • Verified meaning: foundation, basis, base
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, き, ぎ, はじむ)

    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 基

    Given names 基(おさむ)Listen 基(き)Listen 基(ぎ)Listen 基(はじめ)Listen 基(みんき)Listen 基(みんぎ)Listen 基(もと)Listen 基(もとい)Listen 基(もとき)Listen 基(もとし)Listen

    Surnames 基(はじむ)Listen 基(もとえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fundamentals; radical (chem); counter for machines; foundation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    foundation, base

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    foundation, base

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

    A foundation. What is below and on which things rest. Such as 根基 (foundation), 基址 (site).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    moto(もと) もと

    motoi(もとい) もとい

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    foundation base basis counting word group of atoms origin bedrock bottom core cornerstone essence footing framework fundamental groundwork infrastructure kernel nucleus principle root source support underlying underpinning

Sentences including 基

  • They acted on the information.

  • This is based on fact.

  • This will serve as a check on their work.

  • My advice is predicated on my experience.

  • He is a man with no standards.

  • He didn't come back to the base yesterday.

  • Basically , i agree with your opinion.

  • This is the abc.

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