キバン
Meanings
Noun
1. foundation; basis; base; footing; infrastructure
2. bedrock
3. substrate (circuit board)
Pitch accent
バン
Composed of
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
social infrastructure
management base; business foundation
Examples (5 in total)
The foundation of free nations is democracy.
A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.
Modern civilization rests on a foundation of science and education.
Her diaries formed the basis of the book she later wrote.
The 21st century is going to be based on economic power.