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基

Foundation
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingもと、もとい
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5Level 14

Verbs with «基»

基づく

Meanings

  1. foundation
  2. fundamentalsRtK
  3. radical (chem)
  4. counter for machines
  1. origin
  2. source
  3. beginning
  4. basis
  5. base

Popular Usage

基本基準基礎基地基盤基金

Radicals and components

Radical土earth
Components
How it's built
基
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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
基底きてい
base
基督キリスト
Christ
洪基こうき
foundation of a great project
鴻基こうき
foundation of a great project
丕基ひき
foundation of imperial rule
加爾基カルキ
chlorinated lime
基準化きじゅんか
normalization
基督教キリストきょう
Christianity
宇宙基地うちゅうきち
space station

Additional Examples

彼は難民救済基金に１万ドルを寄付した。
He donated $10000 to the refugee fund.tatoeba
彼は古代神話に基づく小説を書いた。
He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.tatoeba
彼は基準を持たない男だよ。
He is a man with no standards.tatoeba
彼の理論は入念な調査に基づいている。
His theory is based on careful research.tatoeba
基本音による分類
Classification by fundamental tonewiki
基本7両に統一。
The train was standardized so that it was basically seven cars long.wiki
†は基準タイム。
†: Standard timewiki
京都下労働基準監督署
The labor standards supervision office for the lower Kyoto areawiki
生地を作る基礎。
The base for the dough.wiki
哲学基礎文化学系
Division of Philosophywiki
車両基地：桂車庫
Rolling stock base: Katsura depotwiki
車両基地：阪急電鉄正雀工場、桂車庫
Rolling stock bases: Hankyu Railway Shojaku Factory, Katsura Depotwiki
社会基盤工学専攻
Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineeringwiki
複合基盤化学研究系
Research Division of Multidisciplinary Chemistrywiki
明日香村の整備計画と整備基金
The development plan and fund for Asuka-murawiki
基金・積立金は122億円となる見込み。
Funds/deposits are expected to be \12.2 billion.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Foundation. 其 (basket) + 土 (earth) — baskets of earth packed into a foundation.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 基

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