拠 — kanji meaning “foothold”
拠
foothold, based on, follow, therefore
- Meanings
- foothold, based on, follow, therefore
- On'yomi
- キョ (kyo)、コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- よ.る
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #858 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- jù, jū
Words with 拠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 証拠 | しょうこ shouko | evidence; proof |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis; grounds; foundation |
| 拠点 | きょてん kyoten | base (of operations); site; location |
| 拠出 | きょしゅつ kyoshutsu | donation; contribution |
| 占拠 | せんきょ senkyo | occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location) |
| 準拠 | じゅんきょ junkyo | being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.) |
| 本拠 | ほんきょ honkyo | stronghold; inner citadel; base |
| 論拠 | ろんきょ ronkyo | grounds of an argument |
| 依拠 | いきょ ikyo | dependence |
| 群雄割拠 | ぐんゆうかっきょ gun'yuukakkyo | rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field |
| 本拠地 | ほんきょち honkyochi | stronghold; inner citadel; base |
| 根拠地 | こんきょち konkyochi | base (of operations) |
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