Japanese symbol for “fundamentals”
基本
きほん
Romaji: kihon
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
In Japanese, fundamentals is 基本, read きほん (kihon).
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
- adj-no, n basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
- adv basically; fundamentally
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fundamentals”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根幹 | こんかん konkan | foundation; root; basis |
| ファンダメンタルズ | ファンダメンタルズ fandamentaruzu | fundamentals |
| 伊呂波 | いろは iroha | fundamentals; the ABCs of ... |
| 根本原理 | こんぽんげんり konpongenri | fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules |
| ＡＢＣ | エー・ビー・シー ee・bii・shii | the ABCs (of); basics; fundamentals |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 基づく | もとづく motozuku | to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on) |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 本人 | ほんにん honnin | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fundamentals”.
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.
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