The kanji 礎: meaning, readings and stroke order

礎

Meaning: foundation stone, basis
On reading: ソ so
Kun reading: いしずえ ishizue
Strokes: 18
Radical: 石 stone
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đá móng, nền tảng (sở)
Japanese: いしずえ。もとになるもの。
Korean: 주춧돌, 기초 (초)
Chinese: 基石、基础 (础)

Readings, words and example sentences

ソ so · on reading · less common

基き礎そ
basics, foundation
計算の 基き礎そを学びます。
We learn the basics of arithmetic.

いしずえ ishizue · kun reading · less common

礎いしずえ
cornerstone, foundation
国の 礎いしずえをきずいた人です。
This is the person who laid the foundations 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.