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拠り所、拠、拠りどころ、より所、拠所、依り所、依りどころ よりどころ yoridokoro

JMdict entry #1655700

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) grounds; foundation; authority
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) support; prop; something upon which to rely

Kanji in this word

foothold, based, on
place, extent

Example sentences

「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。
「 kou jien ni kou kai te ari masu 」 to ixtsu te 、 kou jien wo yuiitsu no yoridokoro ni ronjin wo haru hito ga yoku iru 。
There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.

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