Meaning of 基礎 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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基礎JLPT 2
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Kana Readingきそ
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Romajikiso
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- foundation; basis
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Example Sentences
基礎, きそ used in context
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大抵の学芸は、最初に基礎をしっかりやっておかないと、その先スムーズに身に付けることができません。
With most of the arts, if you don't get the basics down properly then it is difficult to acquire further skills.
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It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic.
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She grounded her students thoroughly in English grammar.
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She grounded her students thoroughly in English grammar.
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Mathematics is basic to all sciences.
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We should understand the underlying premises.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
On: キ
Kun: もと, もとい
11 strokes
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