漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level8 strokesRadical
On
キョ・コ
Kun
よ.る
Meaning
foothold; be based on

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 処: to take hold of a place to stand — a foothold, to be based on.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

キョ拠点・占拠・根拠
証拠

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 根拠こんきょ

    grounds; basis

  • 拠点きょてん

    base; foothold

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

その意見には根拠がある。

There are grounds for that opinion.

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