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Reading and JLPT level

拠り所, 拠所, 拠

Kana Reading

よりどころ

Romaji

yoridokoro

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

grounds; foundation; authority; support; something upon which to rely

Example sentence

「広辞苑にこう書いてあります」と言って、広辞苑を唯一の拠り所に論陣を張る人がよくいる。 There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.

Examples of 拠り所, 拠所, 拠, よりどころ in a sentence

「広辞苑にこう書いてあります」と言って、広辞苑を唯一の拠り所に論陣を張る人がよくいる。

There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.

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Kanji in this word

拠 JLPT 1

8 strokes

foothold, based on, follow, therefore

On'Yomi: キョ, コ

Kun'Yomi: よ.る

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所 JLPT 4

8 strokes

place

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ

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