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基 = 其 + 土
基 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fundamentals”. It is built from 其 (bushel basket) and 土 (soil). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1904.
- Keyword
- fundamentals
- RTK frame
- 1904
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もと, もとい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- фундаментальные
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 基 foundation
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 基 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bushel basket” + “soil”. 基 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 基 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.