底

Meaning

底 centers on the lowest part or foundation of something: the bottom of a container, the sole of a foot, the depth of a situation, or the base price. The 'kind' and 'sort' meanings are rare and likely stem from the idea of a fundamental nature.

• 底そこ
  N3

  bottom; sole

• 徹底てってい
  N3

  thoroughness; completeness; consistency

• 徹底的てっていてき
  N1

  thorough; exhaustive; complete

• 海底かいてい
  N1

  bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed

• 到底とうてい
  N1

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

• 心底しんそこ
  N1

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

• 根底こんてい
  N1

  root; basis; foundation

• 底辺ていへん

  base (of a polygon)

• どん底どんぞこ
  N1

  very bottom; rock bottom

• どん底どんぞこ

  The Lower Depths (1902 play by Maxim Gorky)

• 奥底おくそこ

  depths; deep place

• 底上げそこあげ

  raising (the standard)

• 地底ちてい

  depths of the earth

• 底力そこぢから

  hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

• 底なしそこなし

  bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

• 底面ていめん

  bottom; underside; base

• 基底きてい

  base; basis; foundation

• 厚底あつぞこ

  thick soles; thick-soled footwear

• 底抜けそこぬけ

  bottomless (bucket, etc.)

• 水底すいてい

  bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

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