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    3. 基本

    基本

    基き本ほん

    basics

    N3KMT1News #1+1CoreNoun, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    きほん

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    これは基き本ほんです。

    This is the basic.

    KMT1Core Concepts
    彼かれは日に本ほん語ごの基き本ほんを学まなんでいます。

    He is learning the basics of Japanese.

    KMT1EducationCore Concepts
    どんなスポーツでも基き本ほん練れん習しゅうが大たい切せつです。

    Basic practice is important in any sport.

    KMT2Sports & Martial ArtsEducation
    成せい功こうのためには、基き本ほんをしっかり身みにつけることが重じゅう要ようです。

    To succeed, it is important to thoroughly master the fundamentals.

    KMT3Core ConceptsEducation
    プログラミングの基き本ほんを理り解かいすることは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいで非ひ常じょうに役やく立だちます。

    Understanding the basics of programming is very useful in modern society.

    KMT4TechnologyScience & MathEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    基
    もと・もとい…(3)
    fundamentals・radical (chem)・counter for machines・foundation
    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
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