キバン
Meanings
Noun
1. base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
I have to build a foundation for my life here.
2. bedrock
3. platform
Pitch accent
キ
バン
Composed of
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
Examples (8 in total)
I have to build a foundation for my life here.
The foundation of free nations is democracy.
The 21st century is going to be based on economic power.
Even this alone restores stability to the foundation that had been wavering.
A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.
Modern civilization rests on a foundation of science and education.
To do that, a house that serves as the foundation of one's life is needed first.
Her diaries formed the basis of the book she later wrote.