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拠り所, 拠所, 拠
- Kana Reading
- よりどころ
- Romaji
- yoridokoro
- Word Senses
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- 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.
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Examples of 拠り所, 拠所, 拠, よりどころ in a sentence
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