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

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

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

Jōyō Kanji 5th Grade.   JLPT N1.

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