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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
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 |
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
- On:
- ジク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軸 【ジク】 axis, shaft, axle, center, centre, focal point, key point, stalk, stem, hanging scroll
- 軸足 【ジクアシ】 pivot foot, emphasis, priority, focus
- 基軸 【キジク】 basis, foundation, core, criterion, standard
- 中軸 【チュウジク】 axis, pivot, central figure, key man
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- eje
- pivote
- péndulo
- mango
Portuguese
- eixo
- pivô
- talo
- caule
- sufixo para contagem de pergaminhos
French
- axe
- pivot
- tige
- compteur de livres en rouleaux
1330 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1258 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1023 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1776 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38269 | Morohashi |
1514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5952 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1193 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1576 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5506.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ef8 | Unicode hex code |