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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

下した地じ

shitaji

groundwork, foundation

Example sentences

  1. 後ごの「鏡物かがみもの」といわれる一連いちれんの歴史物語れきしものがたりを産うむ下地したじとなった。

    It laid the groundwork for the series of historical tales called 'mirror works.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. ストーリーは史実しじつを下地したじにフィクションを加くわえた内容ないようになっている。

    The story is based on historical events, with fictional elements added.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. この時代じだいは、日本にっぽんが初はじめて外来がいらいの宗教しゅうきょうである仏教ぶっきょうを受うけ入いれ、その後ごの文化ぶんかの下地したじをつくったという点てんで重要じゅうような時期じきである。

    This period is significant, because Japan accepted Buddhism then - the first religion from abroad - and by that means laid the foundation of its culture after that.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 下地

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ

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