

| Readings | On-reading | き |
| Kun-reading | もと もとい |
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| Meaning | foundation / fundamentals | |
| Radical | 土 | |
| Stroke count | 11 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
Stroke order of 「基」
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Vocabulary contains 「基」
| Word | Meaning |
| 基本(きほん) | basic / foundation |
| 基準(きじゅん) | standard |
| 基礎(きそ) | foundation |

