拠

音読おんよみ: キョ・コ

訓読くんよみ: よる

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: 手（てへん）

Meaning

Base / Foundation / To rely on; be based on.

  • 根拠こんきょ — basis; grounds; foundation; rationale
  • 証拠しょうこ — evidence; proof
  • 占拠せんきょ — occupation; takeover
  • 依拠いきょ — reliance; being based on
  • 拠点きょてん — base; stronghold; hub
  • 本拠ほんきょ・本拠地ほんきょち — headquarters; home base
  • 拠より処どころ — anchor; something to rely on

拠 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 手 “hand/action” plus the phonetic element 処. The hand suggests grasping/establishing something; the whole character points to a place you rely on — a base, foundation, or grounds.

処

Picture a hand (手) claiming a spot (処) — “this is where we stand.” That feeling of a secured spot gives 拠: a base, foundation, or grounds you can rely on.

根
Forms

根拠こんきょ — basis; grounds; foundation

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