No. 376 in Japanese
基本
"Basic" or "foundation."
In a sentence
基本的な知識を身につけることは重要です。
It is important to acquire basic knowledge.
In this sentence, '基本' is utilized as part of the adjective form '基本的', meaning 'basic' or 'fundamental', to describe knowledge.
この計画は基本から見直す必要があります。
This plan needs to be reconsidered from the basics.
Here, '基本' is used as a noun meaning 'basics' or 'foundation', referring to the foundational concepts or principles.
彼は基本、毎日運動をしています。
Basically, he exercises every day.
In this usage, '基本' acts as an adverb meaning 'basically' or 'essentially', providing an overarching summary of the statement.
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