基盤(きばん)

きばん
noun
foundation; basis; base
1. foundation; basis; base; infrastructure
The underlying support or foundation on which something is built or operates. Can be physical, economic, or abstract.
経済(けいざい)の基盤(きばん)を強化(きょうか)する。
We will strengthen the economic foundation.
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基盤(きばん)を築(きず)く。
Build the foundation of democracy.
ITインフラは現代(げんだい)社会(しゃかい)の基盤(きばん)だ。
IT infrastructure is the foundation of modern society.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 社会(しゃかい)基盤(きばん) (social infrastructure)
  • 経済(けいざい)基盤(きばん) (economic foundation)
  • 産業(さんぎょう)基盤(きばん) (industrial base)
  • 支持(しじ)基盤(きばん) (support base - political)
  • 技術(ぎじゅつ)基盤(きばん) (technological foundation)

PATTERNS:

  • 〜の基盤(きばん)を築(きず)く (to build a foundation for...)
  • 〜を基盤(きばん)に (based on..., with... as a foundation)
  • 基盤(きばん)を固(かた)める (to solidify one's foundation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 基礎(きそ) (foundation, basis - more fundamental)
  • 土台(どだい) (foundation - more physical)
  • インフラ (infrastructure - loanword)

Related Words

Related: 基礎(きそ) (foundation/basis)
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Added 2026.1.13 19:53 · Revised 2026.2.4 11:14
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