ベース

base, bass

Also:base (e.g. military)

What does ベース mean?

ベース is a Japanese noun meaning base, bass in English. It can also be translated as base (e.g. military) depending on context. It is written as ベース in hiragana, and beesu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

キューバリブレはラム酒をベースにしたカクテルです。

A Cuba Libre is a cocktail with a rum base.