礎そ石せき

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Meanings

Refers to the base stone of a building or, figuratively, the fundamental basis of something. Common in architectural, historical, and metaphorical contexts.

この寺じ院いんの礎そ石せきは千せん年ねん以い上じょう前まえのものだ。
The foundation stones of this temple are over a thousand years old.
教きょう育いくは国くにの発はっ展てんの礎そ石せきである。
Education is the cornerstone of a nation's development.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の礎そ石せきを据すえるto lay the foundation stone of something
この寺てらの礎そ石せきは八はっ百ぴゃく年ねん前まえに据すえられた。
The foundation stone of this temple was laid eight hundred years ago.
〈事こと〉の礎そ石せきとなるto become the cornerstone (basis) of something
彼かれの研けん究きゅうは現げん代だい医い学がくの礎そ石せきとなった。
His research became the cornerstone of modern medicine.