いしずえ
礎
　
を
きず
築
　
く

expression, Godan verb

  1. to lay the foundation (for).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いしずえ
礎
　
を
きず
築
　
く
 礎を築く いしずえをきずく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cornerstone, foundation stone
ソ　いしずえ　もと (8th, N1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
whip, cane
ソ　すわえ　ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
fabricate, build, construct
チク　きず.く　つき (5th, N2)
an ancient musical instrument
つく　チク　づき (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
bind, firm, secure
キョウ
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)