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基 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
キき · ki
Kun
もとmoto
Meaning
foundation; base

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

其 "a square stand" over 土 "earth"; the earthen base a building rests on — hence "foundation."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki基礎きそ基準きじゅん基地きち
Kunもとmoto基もと基づくもとづく

Compare: 下・元・本

Kunもといmotoi基もと

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 基本きほん

    basics; fundamentals

  • 基地きち

    base (military etc.)

More words with this kanji

  • 基盤きばん
  • 基礎きそ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

毎日(まいにち)、基本(きほん)をよく練習(れんしゅう)する。

I practise the basics well.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

基地基本基地ground本book圧pressu…在to exi…均even型mould堂hall紀chroni…規standa…寄to dra…喜to rej…几small…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading キAll maps

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