Japanese symbol for “basis”
根拠
こんきょ
Romaji: konkyo
basis; grounds; foundation; reason
In Japanese, basis is 根拠, read こんきょ (konkyo).
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Meanings
- n basis; grounds; foundation; reason; authority
- n base (of operations)
- n base (of a group of stones) (go)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “basis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard; criterion; norm |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 元 | もと moto | basis; base; foundation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 根本 | こんぽん konpon | root; source; origin |
| 根性 | こんじょう konjou | willpower; guts; determination |
| 大根 | だいこん daikon | daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) |
| 島根 | しまね shimane | Shimane (prefecture) |
| 証拠 | しょうこ shouko | evidence; proof |
| 拠点 | きょてん kyoten | base (of operations); site; location |
| 拠出 | きょしゅつ kyoshutsu | donation; contribution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “basis”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.