拠り所

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
拠 所
よ
Grade: S 		ところ > どころ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
據り所 (kyūjitai)
拠

Pronunciation

Noun

拠(よ)り所(どころ) • (yoridokoro) 

  1. source of support
  2. grounds, basis, authority

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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