Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 基


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Meaning

foundation, base

Pronunciation

KI
motozuku

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

The grain scoop has an earthen foundation.

Radicals

grain shovel/scoop(winnowing fan)
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
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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