This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、いしずえ
Romaji: so, ishizue
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: もと
Romaji: moto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cornerstone, foundation stone

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  112
Frequency:  1224
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-13
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  chu3
Unicode:  790e
JIS:  4143

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1248
Nelson Index: 3222
New Nelson Index: 4054
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a13.2
Four Corner Index: 1468.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1512
Gakken Index: 1268
Japanese Names Index: 2730
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24522
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0406
Remembering the kanji Index: 394
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1576
Kodansha Compact Index: 1412
Kanji in Context Index: 692
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 842
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1152
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 401
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 421
Essential Kanji Index: 1701
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1595
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3370
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1898

Words

(いしずえ)
foundation stone; cornerstone
礎石 (そせき)
foundation stone; cornerstone
基礎代謝 (きそたいしゃ)
basal metabolism
定礎 (ていそ)
laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)
礎材 (そざい)
foundation materials
基礎 (きそ)
foundation; basis
コミュニケーション科学基礎研究所 (コミュニケーションかがくきそけんきゅうしょ)
Communication Science Laboratories
定礎式 (ていそしき)
cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony
柱礎 (ちゅうそ)
plinth
礎を築く (いしずえをきずく)
to lay the foundation (for)
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