What does 根底 mean in Japanese?

根底 (こんてい) means root, basis, foundation.

What JLPT level is 根底?

根底 is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.

root, basis, foundation

根底 (こんてい, kontei) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “root, basis, foundation”.

その発明はつめいは科学界かがくかいを根底こんていから揺ゆさぶった.

The invention rocked [shook] the world of science to its foundation.

この議論の根底には、問題としている規則が言語に存在するという仮説がある。

Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.

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