礎 — foundation stone

JLPT N1 kanji · 18 strokes · on'yomi so · kun'yomi ishizue.

A stone (石) of the thicket (楚) on which a building rests — the cornerstone.

Example words

• 礎 — ishizue — foundation
• 基礎 — kiso — basis/foundation

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