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礎
foundation · base · cornerstone
N1On: そKun: いしずえ
Memory Aid
Imagine a sturdy STONE (石) on the left, literally underpinning and giving a stable BASE to the structure on the right, like a firmly rooted plant or building.
Vocabulary
基礎きそfoundation, basis
礎石そせきfoundation stone, cornerstone
定礎ていそlaying of a foundation stone
Example Sentences
教育は社会の基礎である。
Education is the foundation of society.
新しいビルの礎石が置かれた。
The foundation stone of the new building was laid.
彼の研究は現代科学の礎となった。
His research became the cornerstone of modern science.
建物を作る前に基礎工事が必要です。
Foundation work is necessary before building a structure.