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基本 (きほん): basic, basis — Japanese vocabulary

基本 is read きほん and means "basic, basis". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

基本

Reading
きほん · kihon
Translation
basic, basis
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きほんが

Example

衣食住は生活の基本です。

いしょくじゅうはせいかつのきほんです。

Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.

Kanji in this word

  • 基 — base, foundation
  • 本 — book, origin

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