基盤
Meanings
foundation; basis; base; infrastructure
Refers to the underlying base that supports an activity, organization, society, economy, system, or way of life. Often used in slightly formal or news-like contexts, as in 生活基盤, 経済基盤, and 基盤を築く.
It takes time to build the foundation for a new business.
The government plans to improve the infrastructure that supports life in rural areas.
bedrock; geological basement
Geological use for the solid underlying rock or basement layer beneath surface deposits. In technical writing it may also appear in compounds or phrases describing the composition of the ground.
The bedrock in this region consists of old granite.
platform; system base
Computing use for the underlying platform, environment, or system infrastructure on which software, services, or data operations run. Common in compounds such as 開発基盤, 情報基盤, and クラウド基盤.
The company migrated its systems to a new cloud platform.
This app runs on a shared data platform.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の基盤を築くto build the foundation for something
The company built the foundation for its overseas expansion.
- 基盤を固めるto solidify one's foundation or base
The party solidified its base of support in the regions.
- 基盤が整うfor infrastructure or a foundation to be put in place
The production infrastructure was set up at the new factory.
- 経済基盤を強化するto strengthen an economic base
The government announced a policy to strengthen the economic base of small and medium businesses.
- 〈物〉を基盤として使うto use something as the underlying platform or base
This system uses open-source technology as its underlying platform.
- 基盤が弱い／強いfor a foundation or base to be weak or strong
That company is said to have a weak financial base.
Expressions
- 国民的基盤popular base; foundation rooted in the people