ばん
Meanings
Noun
1. Fundament; Grundlage; Basis
Kanji used
fundamental
plate
Pitch accent
ばん
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Composed of
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
Platte; Brett; Spielbrett; Schallplatte; Tafel; Becken
Used in vocabulary (13 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.