拠る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
據る (kyūjitai)
由る
依る
仗る

Etymology

Cognate with 寄る (yoru, to approach) and 因る (yoru, to be due to, to be caused by).

Pronunciation

Verb

() • (yoruintransitive godan (stem () (yori), past ()った (yotta))

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

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN