The kanji 基: meaning, readings and stroke order

基

Meaning: base, foundation
On reading: キ ki
Kun reading: もと moto、もとい motoi
Strokes: 11
Radical: 土 earth
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nền móng, cơ bản (cơ)
Japanese: もと。どだい。
Korean: 바탕, 기초 (기)
Chinese: 基础、根本

Readings, words and example sentences

キ ki · on reading

基き本ほん
basics
まず 基き本ほんをしっかり覚えます。
First, I learn the basics well.

もと moto · kun reading

基もと
basis, foundation
調べた数字を 基もとに考えます。
I think it through based on the numbers I found.

もとい motoi · kun reading · less common

基もとい
foundation (formal word)
国の 基もといをきずいた人です。
This is the person who laid the foundation of the country.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.