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基

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • fundamentals
  • radical (chem)
  • counter for machines
  • foundation

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もと
  • もとい
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#280
School Grade
Grade 5
Radical
土#32 · earth

Components

Common Words

  • 基幹きかんNounmainstay, nucleus, key
  • 基金ききんNounfund, foundation
  • 基礎きそNounfoundation, basis
  • 基地きちNounbase (military, expedition, etc.)
  • 基調きちょうNounbasic tone, underlying tone, basic theme, basis, keynote
  • 基盤きばんNounbase, basis, foundation, footing, infrastructure
  • 基本きほんNounbasics, fundamentals, basis, foundation
  • 基準きじゅんNounstandard, criterion, norm, benchmark, measure, gauge, basis

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