Meanings
Noun
1. base (military, expedition, etc.)
Kanji used
fundamental
ground
Pitch accent
Top 8700
Composed of
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
military base
supply base; storage depot
lunar base; moon base
Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
rail yard; railway yard
launch site (for missiles, rockets, etc.)
sub base; sub-base; minor base
(military) base closing
Examples (3 in total)
He didn't come back to the base yesterday.
There is a military base near here.
Above-ground bases cannot be built in valleys where avalanches are likely to occur.