JLPT N2 · Noun

基礎 (kiso)

基礎 (きそ, kiso) is a Japanese noun meaning “foundation; basis”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きそ
Romaji: kiso
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

foundation; basis · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

その考えが彼の理論の基礎となっている。

The idea underlies his theory.

Tatoeba #210707

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

Kanji in 基礎

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

cornerstone, foundation stoneソ・いしずえ · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 基礎.

基もとorigin基本きほんbasics基づくもとづくto be based (on)基準きじゅんstandard基地きちbase (military, expedition, etc.)基盤きばんbase基金ききんfund

Source: JMdict entry 1219060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.