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底
底
8 strokes
Frequency: 867
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

bottom
sole
depth
bottom price
base
kind
sort

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
そこ

Common Words

底
そこ
Noun
Freq #1837
1

bottom; sole

Examples
靴の底がすり減ってしまった。
The soles of my shoes are worn.
徹底的
てっていてき
～な Adj.
Freq #2964
1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

Examples
あの男は徹底的なエゴイストだ。
That man is an egotist through and through.
心底
しんそこ
しんてい
真底
Freq #3832
1

Common noun

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; real intentions

Examples
彼は心底は善人だ。
He is a good man at heart.
2

しんそこ only; Adverb (fukushi)

from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly; sincerely

Examples
君には心底失望したよ。
I'm very disappointed in you.
心の底
こころのそこ
Expression
Noun
Freq #3950
1

bottom of one's heart

とうてい
到底
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #4210
1

With neg. sentence

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

Examples
あなたの話は到底真実だと思えない。
I can't possibly think your story is true.
徹底
てってい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #5701
1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency

Examples
生産性はオートメーションの徹底によって向上する。
Production improves by becoming more automatic.
2

thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

奥底
おくそこ
おうてい
Noun
Freq #9874
1

depths; deep place

2

bottom (of one's heart)

心の奥底
こころのおくそこ
Expression
Freq #12071
1

innermost depths of one's heart

海底
かいてい
うなぞこ
Freq #13147
1

Common noun

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed

Examples
海の植物は海底に付着して育つ。
Marine plants grow on the sea bed.
2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

undersea; submarine

根底
こんてい
根柢
Noun
Freq #13926
1

root; basis; foundation

Examples
この議論の根底には、問題としている規則が言語に存在するという仮説がある。
Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.
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