Chinese

Noun

基本

1. basis; root; fundament

Adjective

基本

1. basic; fundamental; elementary; rudimentary

   馬克思主義基本原理 [MSC, trad.]

   马克思主义基本原理 [MSC, simp.]

   mǎkèsīzhǔyì jīběn yuánlǐ [Pinyin]

   the basic principles of Marxism

2. important; essential; main

Adverb

基本

1. overall; on the whole; generally; more or less; in the main

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) きほん [kìhóń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲihõ̞ɴ]

Noun

基本 ‎(hiragana きほん, romaji kihon)

1. foundation, basis, standard
2. (martial arts) kihon

Compounds

• 基本的 (きほんてき) ‎(kihonteki): fundamental, standard, basic
• 基本給 (きほんきゅう) ‎(kihonkyū): basic salary
• 基本財産 (きほんざいさん) ‎(kihonzaisan): endowment
• 基本数 (きほんすう) ‎(kihonsū): monoploid number

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

基本 • ‎(gibon) ‎(hangeul 기본)

1. Hanja form^? of 기본, “basis, foundation”.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3