Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

858 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: foothold, based on, follow, therefore

Kunyomi: よ.る

Onyomi: キョ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョテン position, location, base, point, site

キョシュツ donation, contribution

急遽 キュウキョ hurriedly, in a hurry, in haste, sudden

群雄割 グンユウカッキョ rivalry of local warlords, a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

有罪証 ユウザイショウコ corpus delicti

事例証 ジレイショウコ anecdotal evidence

Kunyomi Examples

依る よる to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at