JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

基本 (kihon)

基本 (きほん, kihon) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “basics; fundamentals”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きほん
Romaji: kihon
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation · noun, noun taking の
basically; fundamentally · adverb · colloquial

Example sentences

「これは・・・」「軍手とスコップ。園芸部基本道具のひとつだよ」

"This is ..." "Working glove and trowel. One of a gardening club's basic tools."

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 基本

基

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machinesキ・もと・もとい · 11 strokes

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 基本.

基もとorigin基づくもとづくto be based (on)基準きじゅんstandard基礎きそfoundation基地きちbase (military, expedition, etc.)基盤きばんbase基金ききんfund本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth

Source: JMdict entry 1219190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.