礎
礎 — Cornerstone
cornerstone, foundation stone
On’yomiソ (so)
Kun’yomiいしずえ (ishizue)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 礎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 礎 | いしずえ ishizue | foundation stone; cornerstone |
| 基礎控除 | きそこうじょ kisokoujo | basic or standard deduction |
| 礎石 | そせき soseki | foundation stone; cornerstone |
Study notes
礎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1224 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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