礎

• 読み: いしずえ
• ローマ字: ishizue
• 漢字の分解: 礎 (so/ishizue) — foundation stone, cornerstone (contains 石 stone radical)
• 発音: /i.ɕi.zɯ.e/

意味

Foundation stone; cornerstone; basis; groundwork.

Originally a physical foundation stone used in construction, now primarily used figuratively to mean the basis or groundwork of something important — a career, an organization, a nation. A literary and somewhat elevated word, often seen in speeches, essays, and historical writing.

例文

1. 先人たちの努力が今の社会の礎となっている。
2. 大学での経験がキャリアの礎を築いた。
3. 平和の礎を守ることが私たちの責任だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, speeches, history

トーン: elevated

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 礎 combines 石 (stone) + 楚 (foundation), referring to the physical stone placed at the base of a building to support the structure.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal