How do you say "to be based on" in Japanese?

“To be based on” in Japanese

Short answer

踏まえる fumaeru ふまえる

To be based on in Japanese is “踏まえる” (fumaeru). Full meaning: to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on.

Other ways to say “To be based on” in Japanese

準じる junjiru to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as 準ずる junzuru to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as 踏える fumaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on 踏へる fumaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on ふまえる fumaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on 踏まへる fumaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on ふんまえる funmaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on 踏んまえる funmaeru to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in; to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on 即する sokusuru to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on 即す sokusu to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on 准じる junjiru to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as

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