拠る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
據る (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with 寄る (yoru, approach).

Pronunciation

Verb

() • (yoru) intransitive godan (stem () (yori), past ()った (yotta))

  1. depend on, rely on
  2. be supported by
  3. be caused by

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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