基礎
Kana: きそ
foundation; basis
Example sentence
彼の中国語の基礎はしっかりしています。
かれのちゅうごくごのきそはしっかりしています。
His foundation in Chinese is solid.
What 基礎 means
基礎 (きそ) is a Japanese word meaning “foundation; basis”. It belongs to the Concepts & Ideas topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.