Japanese symbol for “footing”
基盤
きばん
Romaji: kiban
base; basis; foundation; footing
In Japanese, footing is 基盤, read きばん (kiban).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
- n bedrock (geol)
- n platform (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “footing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足がかり | あしがかり ashigakari | foothold; footing; toehold |
| 地盤 | じばん jiban | constituency; power base; support (electoral) |
| 足場 | あしば ashiba | foothold; footing |
| 地歩 | ちほ chiho | foothold; footing; position |
| フーチング | フーチング fuuchingu | footing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard; criterion; norm |
| 基地 | きち kichi | base (military, expedition, etc.) |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 基づく | もとづく motozuku | to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on) |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
| 終盤 | しゅうばん shuuban | endgame; final stage |
| 序盤 | じょばん joban | opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “footing”.
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.