拠り所

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

• (Tokyo) よりどころ [yòrídókóró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾʲido̞ko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

拠(よ)り所(どころ) • (yoridokoro) 

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

References

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