拠点

Japanese

Kanji in this term
拠	点
きょ Grade: S	てん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
據點 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょてん [kyòtéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞tẽ̞ɴ]

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.