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基

fundamentals
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingもと、もとい
JōyōGrade 5
  1. to be based (on)
  2. to be founded (on)
  3. to be grounded (on)
  4. to be in accordance (with)
  5. to be due to

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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