# 基 basis

其 (that) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

KI | The key to winning arguments is to have a basis in fact.

## Mnemonic

| Everything that lives is based on the earth.

## Kunyomi

もと | foundation or basis (the manga is based on the anime which was based on the videogame which was based on a true story) NUBI ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

xxxに 基づいた(もとづいた) | to be based on xxx ★★★★☆
基本的(きほんてき) な | the basics ★★★☆☆ 基 (basis) + 本 (book / the real) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 基本的 (the basics) the basics (the emphasis is: the minimum knowledge) Also means fundamentally (emphasizing the essential bits that various things or ideas have in common)
基準(きじゅん) | a standard ★★☆☆☆ 基 (basis) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 基準 (a standard ) criterion - the basis for judging a sex partner, potential job applicant, which songs to buy, etc. Also - unlike the OTHER きじゅん （規準）、THIS きじゅん ALSO has a second meaning: 'standard', as in, standard wages, standard price, the gold standard, standard medical ethics. Metric is our standard of measurement in Japan, whereas in USA they use their own standard.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方

Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.

The EARTH is fundamental to life.

A MONTH is a period of time.

The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.

## Synonyms

criterion 基準 規準
former 元 旧 従来の 基
fundamentals 根本的 本来 基本的 基盤 基礎