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基

fundamentals
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingもと、もとい
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

基本基準基礎基地基盤基金

Radicals and components

Radical土earthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bushel basket · hamper · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1904

Compound words

基本きほん
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
基礎きそ
foundation; basis
基地きち
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut
基盤きばん
base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
基準きじゅん
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure
基金ききん
fund; foundation
塩基えんき
base
基幹きかん
mainstay; nucleus; key
基調きちょう
basic tone; underlying tone; basic theme; basis; keynote
基軸きじく
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
基本的きほんてき
fundamental; basic
基づくもとづく
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with); to be due to
基準法きじゅんほう
basic law
基本料金きほんりょうきん
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
労働基準法ろうどうきじゅんほう
Labor Standards Act

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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