Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Kun:
もともとい
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 塩基 【エンキ】 base
  • 加爾基 【カルキ】 chlorinated lime, calcium hypochlorite, chloride of lime, bleaching powder

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
  • 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
  • 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source

Readings

Japanese names:
きい、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • fundamento
  • origen
  • base

Portuguese

  • fundamentais
  • radicais (Quim.)
  • comtador para máquinas
  • fundação

French

  • fondements
  • radical (chimie)
  • compteur de machines
  • fondations
755 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
670 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
641 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
382 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1098 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
688 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
435 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1493 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
450 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
457 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
354 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1716 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1783 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5197 Morohashi
2673 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 New Nelson (John Haig)
1767 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1904 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
726 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3b8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
2-8-3 SKIP code
4410.4 Four corner code
1-20-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57fa Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
On:
ダンタン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 壇 【ダン】 platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit, (ceremonial) mound, world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles, mandala
  • 壇上 【ダンジョウ】 on a stage, on a platform, on an altar
  • 仏壇 【ブツダン】 Buddhist (household) altar
  • 教壇 【キョウダン】 (teacher's) platform, podium, dais
  • 黒檀 【コクタン】 ebony

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan2
Korean:
dan

Spanish

  • podio
  • tarima
  • plataforma
  • tribuna

Portuguese

  • podium
  • palco
  • púlpito

French

  • tribune
  • podium
  • estrade
  • gradins
  • le monde des ...
1571 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1384 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1146 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1711 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1170 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2438 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1839 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1990 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1440 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
392 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
932 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
522 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
682 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
594 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5528 Morohashi
754 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1101 New Nelson (John Haig)
587 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
631 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1825 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1472 2001 Kanji
3b13.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
4011.6 Four corner code
1-35-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58c7 Unicode hex code