基

Reading

Kana: き

Romaji: ki

Definitions

noun

1

group

(Chemistry term)

See also: 官能基

2

(free) radical

See also: 遊離基

ctr

3

counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

Kanji

基

Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい

Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation

Example Sentences

口(くち)は災(わざわ)いの元(もと)。

➥Out of the mouth comes evil.

浪費(ろうひ)は欠乏(けつぼう)のもと。

➥Waste makes want.

失敗(しっぱい)は成功(せいこう)のもと。

➥We learn by trial and error.

これは基本(きほん)です。

➥These are the ABCs.

怠惰(たいだ)は悪徳(あくとく)のもと。

➥Idle hands are the devil's tool.

税金(ぜいきん)は収入(しゅうにゅう)に基(もと)づく。

➥Taxation is based on income.