基本 (きほん) — foundation, basics
基本
foundation
Frequency #188
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. no-adjective
noun
kihon
きほん
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.
きほん[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- foundation
- basics
Explained in simple Japanese
- 一番 はじめに 知って おく たいせつな こと。
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Usage examples
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憲法とは、国の政治の基本となる決まりです。
Kenpou to wa, kuni no seiji no kihon to naru kimari desu.
A constitution is the set of fundamental rules for a country's government.
明治維新 — 日本が大きく変わった時 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第5章 だれのための新しい国か
Adjective forms
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