基

common

キ/KI/    もと/moto/    もとい/motoi/KI/キ/    moto/もと/    motoi/もとい/

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

Radical: 土 (earth).   Strokes: 11画.   Elements: 一甘土ハ.   Pinyin: jī.   Hangul: 기 [gi].   Nanori: きい / ともkii / tomo.

Jōyō Kanji 5th Grade.   JLPT N1.

Example compounds:
キKI基部【きぶkibu】base; foundation
基軸通貨【きじくつうかkijikutsūka】key currency
基底【きていkitei】base; ground
もとmoto基づく【もとづくmotoduku】to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
基【もとmoto】origin; base; cause; ingredient; (somebody's) side; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.)
に基づいて【にもとづいてnimotoduite】based on; on the basis of
もといmotoi基【もといmotoi】basis; cause
Codepoints and classification codes:
57fa–Unicode
20-80–JIS X 0208
2-6-5–SKIP
3b8.12–TKD
4410.4–Four Corner
1972–De Roo
Dictionary indices:
1098–Classic Nelson
1040–The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
2673–New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
1716–Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
1767–Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
382–A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
1493–Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
688–Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
5197–Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 3 p. 197
641–A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
450–Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
755–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
435–Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
670–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
726–Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
251–The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley
691–Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
354–Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1783–Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig
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