How to say fundamental in Japanese

きほんてきkihonteki Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • fundamental; standard; basic

Example Sentences

しかしshikashi中国chuugokudeha、「人権jinkenというtoiu言葉kotobaga使われずtsukawarezu基本的kihonteki権利kenrito表記hyoukiされるsareru
However, in China, they don't use a word for "human rights," but instead express it as "fundamental rights".
論じるronjiruまでもなくmademonaku基本的人権kihontekijinkenha尊重sonchouされsareなければならないnakerebanaranai
Needless to say, fundamental human rights should be respected.
houno尊重sonchouga我々warewareno社会shakaino基本kihonda
Respect for law is fundamental to our society.
物理学butsurigakuha基本的なkihontekina自然科学shizenkagakuであるdearu
Physics is a fundamental natural science.
物理学butsurigakuha基礎的なkisotekina自然科学shizenkagakuであるdearu
Physics is a fundamental natural science.

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