基本

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 基本, read きほん, combines the ideas of a base and an origin or foundation.
• Basic usage: It can mean the basics to be learned first or a foundational principle that should guide an activity.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The pattern Nの基本
  • In 料理の基本, the noun before の identifies the field whose basics are meant.
• A foundational principle
  • In 安全確認は作業の基本, safety checks are presented as a core principle of the work, not merely beginner material.