# 礎 — Foundation

Frequency rank 1339 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 偶 (Accidentally), less common than 附 (Attach).

- On’yomi: そ
- Kun’yomi: いしずえ
- Radical: 石 Stone (Kangxi 112)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A stone on the left, with flowers and a tree on the right — a stone buried under flowers at the base of a tree forms the foundation of the garden.

In words:

- 基礎 きそ — foundation,basis

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