拠点

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
拠 点
きょ
Grade: S 		てん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
據點 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

拠(きょ)点(てん) • (kyoten) 

  1. base
    反政府派(はんせいふは)の拠点(きょてん)を攻撃(こうげき)した。
    Hanseifuha no kyoten o kōgeki shita.
    We attacked the base of the opposition forces.
  2. foothold

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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