礎

cornerstone; foundation stone

18 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1224.

Readings

• ソ (on reading): 基礎 (きそ) foundation; 基礎自治体 (きそじちたい) municipality
• いしずえ (kun reading): 礎 (いしずえ) foundation stone; 礎を築く (いしずえをきずく) to lay the foundation (for)

Components

• 石
• 楚
• 口 radical mouth
• 木 radical tree
• 疋 radical bolt of cloth
• 石 radical stone

Words using 礎

• 基礎 (きそ) foundation
• 基礎自治体 (きそじちたい) municipality
• 基礎的 (きそてき) fundamental
• 礎石 (そせき) foundation stone
• 基礎研究 (きそけんきゅう) basic research
• 礎 (いしずえ) foundation stone
• 礎を築く (いしずえをきずく) to lay the foundation (for)

48 words in all.

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