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礎 means 'cornerstone'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1599   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 36 words   Used in 30 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ソ
Kun
   いしずえ cornerstone, foundation
Name    もと
⿰   stone   switch  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 礎 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 礎 is used 36 times, read 2 ways.
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ソ : 34 words FIND ALL
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foundation; basis
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いしずえ : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
foundation stone; cornerstone
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Henshall: 1512  Joy o' Kanji : 1512  Key to Kanji:

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ソ   いしずえ cornerstone, foundation   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ソ   すわえ switch (for flogging)   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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