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Kanji 底: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 底: bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort

Key takeaways

Kanji 底: bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

bottomsoledepthbottom pricebasekindsort

On reading

テイ

Kun reading

そこ

Radical

广

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 底

bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

广 + 氐

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The most fundamental (氐) part of a building (广) is its floor or foundation. This character represents the bottom or the base of something.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

テイ
  • 根底こんてい

    root / basis / foundation

  • 到底とうてい

    cannot possibly / no way

  • 徹底てってい

    thoroughness / completeness

Kun reading

そこ
  • そこ

    bottom / base / sole

Commonly used words

  • 根底
    こんてい

    root / basis / foundation

  • 到底
    とうてい

    cannot possibly / no way

  • 徹底
    てってい

    thoroughness / completeness

  • そこ

    bottom / base / sole

Example sentences

Example 1

この考えは根から間違っている。

Translation

This idea is fundamentally wrong.

Example 2

社会の根には人間関係がある。

Translation

Human relationships are the foundation of society.

Example 3

この仕事は到終わりません。

Translation

There is no way to finish this work.

Example 4

理解できない話です。

Translation

It is a story I just cannot understand.

Kanji 底: bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort | Daily Nihongo