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    3. 土台

    土台

    土ど台だい

    foundation

    N1KMT5News #11+1CoreHome & HousingKanji Vocab8 strokes

    どだい

    Noun

    1.
    foundation, base, basis

    Adverb

    2.
    from the beginning, from the outset, by nature

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    この家いえの土ど台だいはとてもしっかりしています。

    The foundation of this house is very solid.

    KMT4Home & HousingCore Concepts
    彼かれの研けん究きゅうは、今こん後ごの科か学がくの土ど台だいとなるでしょう。

    His research will become the foundation for future science.

    KMT5Science & MathEducation
    建けん築ちくの際さい、土ど台だいの工こう事じが最もっとも重じゅう要ようです。

    When building, the foundation work is the most important.

    KMT5Home & HousingWork & Career
    その計けい画かくは土ど台だい無む理りな話はなしだった。

    That plan was impossible from the start.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    語ご学がく学がく習しゅうには、文ぶん法ぽうの土ど台だいをしっかり築きずくことが大たい切せつです。

    For language learning, it's important to build a solid grammatical foundation.

    KMT6EducationCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    台
    うてな・われ・つかさ…(2)
    pedestal・a stand・counter for machines and vehicles
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