- 海底 — ocean floor
- 心底 — from the bottom of one’s heart
- 底力 — hidden strength
- 徹底 — thoroughness
- 底辺 — base (of a triangle, or society)
- 湖底 — lake bottom
- 眼底 — fundus of the eye
底 expresses both the physical bottom and metaphorical depths — the base of objects, the lowest point in life, or the true core of feelings.
The radical 广 (まだれ) suggests a covered or structural element, reinforcing the sense of foundation or underlying depth.
コップの底に 砂が 沈んでいる。
Sand has settled at the bottom of the glass.
彼の 心の底には 優しさがある。
There is kindness deep in his heart.