Memory phrase for the Kanji: 基

基

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Meaning foundation, base

Pronunciation

KI
motozuku

Explanation

Top: image of a grain shovel/scoop 其 (tool for threshing, that is used for throwing up the grain rhythmically in certain periods [thus used in period 期] to separate the grain from the husk; below: earth 土

Mnemonic

The grain scoop has an earthen foundation.

Radicals

其	grain shovel/scoop	winnowing fan
土	earth	ground, soil

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Vocabulary

基づく	もとづく	to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to
基本	きほん	foundation, basis, standard
基	もと	basis
基地	きち	base
基準	きじゅん	standard, basis, criteria, norm
基盤	きばん	foundation, basis
基礎	きそ	foundation, basis
基金	ききん	fund, foundation

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