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Kanji: 基
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KANJI

基

11 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	もと
	もとい

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	土 Radical name: つち
Meaning:	Fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	基本(きほん)	foundation, basis, standard
N3	基(もと)	basis
N3	基(もと)づく	to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from
N2	基準(きじゅん)	standard, basis, criteria, norm
N2	基礎(きそ)	foundation, basis
N2	基地(きち)	base
N2	基盤(きばん)	foundation, basis
N1	基金(ききん)	fund, foundation
N1	基(もとい)	basis

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