基本形

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ほん
Grade: 1
けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲihõ̞ŋke̞ː]

Noun

()(ほん)(けい) • (kihonkei

  1. basic pattern; prototype; basic shape
    • 1938, 中谷宇吉郎, [1]:
      雪に限らず凡ての結晶は、生長の速度が大きくなると樹枝状に発達し、小さくなると簡単な基本形に近い形となる。
      Yuki ni kagirazu subete no kesshō wa, seichō no sokudo ga ōkiku naru to jushijō ni hattatsu shi, chīsaku naru to kantan na kihonkei ni chikai katachi to naru.
      All crystals, not just snow crystals, develop into dendritic structures as they grow faster, and as they get smaller they take on a shape closer to a simple basic shape.
  2. (grammar) basic form