基点（きてん）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: base point
Example sentences
- 駅を基点に町を歩く。 — Explore the town on foot with the station as your base point.
- この地点を基点に距離を測る。 — Distance is measured from this point as the reference.
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