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.

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)

Common 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)

Compare: 土台(どだい) (foundation)

Compare: インフラ (infrastructure)

Compare: 根幹(こんかん) (core)

Related: ベース (bass (instrument))

Compare: 屋台骨(やたいぼね) (framework)

Compare: 岩盤(がんばん) (bedrock)

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Added 2026.1.13 19:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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