Word Meaning 拠り所
よりどころ
yoridokoro
拠り所 is read as よりどころ (yoridokoro) and means grounds.
Meaning
English
- grounds
- foundation
- authority
- support
- prop
- something upon which to rely
Reading
Kana
よりどころ
Romaji
yoridokoro
Writing Variants
- 拠 よりどころ yoridokoro
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
1「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.