基 — kanji meaning “fundamentals”
基
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
- Meanings
- fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- もと、もとい
- Name readings
- きい、とも
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #241 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- jī — Chinese character page
Words with 基
| 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) |
| 基金 | ききん kikin | fund; foundation |
| 基調 | きちょう kichou | basic tone; underlying tone; basic theme |
| 基幹 | きかん kikan | mainstay; nucleus; key |
| 基板 | きばん kiban | (circuit) board; substrate |
| 基軸 | きじく kijiku | basis; foundation; core |
| 塩基 | えんき enki | base |
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