底辺

ていへん

Meanings

1. Noun base (of a polygon)
2. bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; lower classes
3. base (e.g. of support); foundation; basis

Kanji

• 底 bottom. Read as テイ.
• 辺 vicinity. Read as ヘン.

Example sentences

• ウーマン・リブは底辺は広いが、非公式な民衆の運動である。
  Women's Liberation is a broad-based but informal popular movement.

Words containing 底辺

• 底辺層 (ていへんそう) lower classes
• 底辺校 (ていへんこう) bottom-tier school

Word lists

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