拠り所
Meanings
Noun
1. grounds; foundation; authority
2. support; prop; something upon which to rely
Other spellings
拠
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よりどころ
Examples1
「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。
There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.