基 (もと) — base, foundation, origin

基もと base

Frequency #2588 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 5 1 character counter noun

moto

もと

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. もと[2] odaka 尾高

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Meanings

base
foundation
origin

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

もと基 fundamentals

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基(き)本(ほん) kihon foundation 基(き)準(じゅん) kijun standard 基(もと)づく motozuku to be based on 基(き)礎(そ) kiso foundation 基(き)地(ち) kichi base 基(き)盤(ばん) kiban foundation 基(き)金(きん) kikin fund 基(き)調(ちょう) kichou keynote

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 基 (14)

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