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基 means 'foundation'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 404   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-1    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 176 words   Used in 360 words   Used in 908 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キ
Kun
   もと foundation, basis   もとい cause
Additional readings
Kun    もとづく to be grounded on
Name    きい   とも
Components
⿱  其 that  土 ground; earth  
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塞 close up  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 基 is used 9 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 基 is used 355 times, read 4 ways.
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キ : 341 words FIND ALL
き ほ ん 0
foundation; basis; standard
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もと : 12 words FIND ALL
も と づ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
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もとい : 1 word FIND ALL
も と い 2
noun
1. cause
2. basis; foundation  (archaic)
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もとづく : 1 word FIND ALL
expression
based on; grounded on  (see also: 基づく)
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An additional 塞 less common words include 基 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 670 (originally: 641)  Joy o' Kanji : 641  Key to Kanji: 155 

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基
キ   もと foundation, basis   もとい cause   
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其
キ   それ    その that   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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