底辺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
底	辺
てい Grade: 4	へん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
底邊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 底(てい) (tei, “bottom”) + 辺(へん) (hen, “edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

底(てい)辺(へん) • (teihen) 

1. (geometry) base
2. bottom (of the lower class)

Antonyms

• 頂点(ちょうてん) (chōten, “top”)