Kanji
N1 18 strokes Grade 8 freq #1224

cornerstone, foundation stone

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

stone ishi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

foundation; basis
basic or standard deduction
foundation stone; cornerstone
basic technology; generic technology
basic medicine
primary balance
skin-care products
underlying disease; primary illness
foundations of mathematics
primary production

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

foundation stone; cornerstone
to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for
basic training; practicing the basics

Example sentences

Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

We should understand the underlying premises.