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根拠 (こんきょ): Basis / grounds — Japanese vocabulary

根拠 is read こんきょ and means "Basis / grounds". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

根拠

Reading
こんきょ · konkyo
Translation
Basis / grounds
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こんきょが

Example

それは全く根拠のないうわさです。

それはまったくこんきょのないうわさです。

That's a completely unfounded rumor.

Kanji in this word

  • 根 — root
  • 拠 — Foothold, Based On, Follow

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