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					Grade 5 -                基 
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			| fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation Kun: もと、 もとい
 On: キ
 11 strokes
 Radical: earth 土
 Parts: 一 ハ 土 甘
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			| Onyomi |  
			| 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted 
			objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites) 塩基 【エンキ】 base
 開基 【カイキ】 foundation of a temple, laying a foundation (stone), open 
			base
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			| Kunyomi |  
			| 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, cause |  |