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

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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
  • 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis

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

18 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
cornerstone, foundation stone
Kun:
いしずえ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
  • 礎石 【ソセキ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
  • 定礎 【テイソ】 laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)
  • 柱礎 【チュウソ】 plinth

Kun reading compounds

  • 礎 【いしずえ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
  • 礎を築く 【いしずえをきずく】 to lay the foundation (for)

Readings

Japanese names:
もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chu3
Korean:
cho

Spanish

  • piedra angular
  • piedra base
  • fundamento

Portuguese

  • Pedra angular
  • pedra de fundação

French

  • première pierre
  • première angulaire
1512 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1268 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3222 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1701 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1576 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2730 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1515 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1616 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
692 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1412 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1595 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
842 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1152 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
401 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24522 Morohashi
1248 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4054 New Nelson (John Haig)
394 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
421 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1898 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3370 2001 Kanji
5a13.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-13 SKIP code
1468.1 Four corner code
1-33-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
790e Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Kun:
からだかたち
On:
タイテイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
  • 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
  • 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
  • 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
  • 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
  • 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
  • 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
  • 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress

Kun reading compounds

  • 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
  • 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
  • お体 【おからだ】 body
  • 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
  • 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance

Readings

Japanese names:
なり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti3, ben4
Korean:
che

Spanish

  • cuerpo
  • forma

Portuguese

  • corpo
  • substância
  • objeto
  • realidade
  • sufixo para contagem de para imagens

French

  • corps
  • substance
  • objet
  • réalité
  • compteur d'images
270 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
182 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
165 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
405 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
176 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
115 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
61 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
61 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
165 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
80 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
80 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
55 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
966 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
509 Morohashi
71 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165 New Nelson (John Haig)
957 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
96 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
149 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2155 2001 Kanji
2a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2523.0 Four corner code
1-34-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f53 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:

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On reading compounds

  • 温厚 【オンコウ】 gentle, mild-mannered
  • 穏健 【オンケン】 moderate (view, politics, etc.), temperate, sensible, sober, non-radical
  • 保温 【ホオン】 retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
  • 室温 【シツオン】 room temperature

Kun reading compounds

  • 暖か 【あたたか】 warm, mild, genial
  • 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
  • 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
  • 温かい歓迎 【あたたかいかんげい】 warm reception, cordial welcome, warm greeting
  • 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
  • 温める 【あたためる】 to warm (up), to heat (up), to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself, to nurse, to mull over, to renew (an old friendship), to take for oneself
  • 温 【ぬく】 idiot, dummy, slow person
  • 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
  • 温々 【ぬくぬく】 snugly, cosily, warmly, comfortably, carefree, easily, safely, without hardship, freshly made and still warm, imprudently, shamelessly

Readings

Japanese names:
あつ、 あつし、 なお、 はる、 ゆ、 ゆたか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen1
Korean:
on

Spanish

  • templado
  • cálido
  • amable
  • afable
  • calentarse
  • calentar

Portuguese

  • morno

French

  • chaud
162 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
257 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
237 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
623 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2634 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
382 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
696 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1585 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
634 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
644 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
839 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1217 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
740 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
442 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
554 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1464 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17774 Morohashi
608 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3246 New Nelson (John Haig)
1452 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1560 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
390 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
374 2001 Kanji
3a9.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3611.7 Four corner code
1-18-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e29 Unicode hex code