JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 拠: "foothold, based on, follow"
The kanji 拠 means "foothold, based on, follow, therefore". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョ, コ in on'yomi and よ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョコ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | foothold, based on, follow, therefore |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 858 of 2,501 |
Common words with 拠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 証拠evidence; proof
- 根拠basis; grounds; foundation; reason · base (of operations)
- 拠点base (of operations); site; location; center
- 占拠occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
- 本拠地stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
- 根拠のないbaseless; groundless
- 拠点とするto be based in (a place)
- 証拠品piece of evidence; evidence
- 拠り所grounds; foundation; authority · support; prop; something upon which to rely
- 状況証拠circumstantial evidence
- 証拠隠滅destruction of evidence
- 本拠stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
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