礎 — kanji meaning “cornerstone”
礎
cornerstone, foundation stone
- Meanings
- cornerstone, foundation stone
- On'yomi
- ソ (so)
- Kun'yomi
- いしずえ
- Name readings
- もと
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1224 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 112
- Chinese reading
- chǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 礎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 礎石 | そせき soseki | foundation stone; cornerstone |
| 定礎 | ていそ teiso | laying a cornerstone (foundation stone) |
| 基礎控除 | きそこうじょ kisokoujo | basic or standard deduction |
| 基礎研究 | きそけんきゅう kisokenkyuu | basic research |
| 基礎工事 | きそこうじ kisokouji | foundation works |
| 基礎試験 | きそしけん kisoshiken | preclinical study; basic study |
| 基礎知識 | きそちしき kisochishiki | fundamental knowledge; the basics |
| 定礎式 | ていそしき teisoshiki | cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony |
| 基礎代謝 | きそたいしゃ kisotaisha | basal metabolism |
| 基礎体温 | きそたいおん kisotaion | basal body temperature |
| 基礎的 | きそてき kisoteki | fundamental; basic |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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