基層文化 きそうぶんか Meanings Noun fundamental culture (concept proposed by German folklorist Hans Naumann); deep culture See also: 表層文化 (ひょうそうぶんか). Kanji 基 base. Read as キ. 層 layer. Read as ソウ. 文 text. Read as ブン. 化 transform. Read as カ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists