Usage patterns 基き 地ち を 建けん 設せつ する to construct a base
There is a plan to build a new military base on this island.
基き 地ち に 駐ちゅう 留りゅう する to be stationed at a base
Many soldiers are stationed at this base.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 基き 地ち を 置お く to set up a base in a location
That country has set up a research base in Antarctica.
Kanji 基 fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines Related words· 8 基地 usually names a military or expedition base with facilities, while 拠点 is the broader word for any operational stronghold, including business or logistics hubs.
基地 refers to a permanent, well-equipped base, whereas 陣地 emphasizes a tactical military position that may be temporary.
基地 is the standard Japanese word for a military or operational base, while ベース is a katakana loanword often used for the same idea in a slightly more casual or expedition-related tone.
基地 is the general word for any base (military, scientific, etc.), while ベースキャンプ specifically refers to a temporary staging camp used in mountaineering or expeditions.
Show 4 more Show fewer 基地 is the general word for any military base or installation, while 本塁 specifically means a main fort or stronghold.
基地 refers to any military base (land, air, or sea), whereas 軍港 is limited to a naval port facility.
基地 typically names a physical, often military or scientific, installation, while 本拠 is broader and can apply to an organization's central base without implying a built facility.
基地 usually refers to a physical military or scientific facility (e.g. a base of operations), while 本拠地 can be used more broadly for any organization's main base, including sports teams.
Don't confuse with 基地 (as slang) is a softened, joking suffix meaning 'fanatic', while 気違い is the blunt, offensive original word for 'crazy person' that it comes from.
Word family· 22 Show 5 more Show fewer advance base; forward base
base closure; closing of a military base
space station · spaceport; cosmodrome
lunar base; moon base
naval base
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Written forms 基き 地ち Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling for both the military base and slang suffix senses.
きち Usage 2%
キチ
Katakana spelling common in internet slang when used as a suffix meaning 'enthusiast' or 'fanatic'.
Etymology Sense 1 is a standard Sino-Japanese compound (基 'foundation' + 地 'land'). Sense 2 is a slang abbreviation of キチガイ (crazy person), reanalyzed with the kanji 基地 or written in katakana.
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