What does 根底 mean?
根底 is a Japanese noun meaning “root, basis, foundation” in English. It is written as 根底 in kanji, こんてい in hiragana, and kontei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この議論の根底には、問題としている規則が言語に存在するという仮説がある。
Basic to the argument is the assumption that the rules in question are present in the language.