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基礎 (きそ): foundation, basis — Japanese vocabulary

基礎 is read きそ and means "foundation, basis". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

基礎

Reading
きそ · kiso
Translation
foundation, basis
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きそがきそが

Example

数学はすべての科学の基礎である。

すうがくはすべてのかがくのきそである。

Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

Kanji in this word

  • 基 — base, foundation
  • 礎 — foundation

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