拠り所

• 読み: よりどころ
• ローマ字: yoridokoro
• 漢字の分解: 拠 (yo/kyo) — basis, rely on; 所 (tokoro) — place
• 発音: /joɾidokoɾo/

意味

Basis; foundation; authority; support. Something one relies on as a source of justification or emotional grounding.

A noun (also written 拠りどころ or よりどころ) that can mean both a logical basis for an argument and an emotional anchor or source of comfort. In formal contexts it often means the grounds or authority on which a claim rests; in everyday speech it can refer to what gives a person a sense of security.

例文

1. 彼の主張には法的な拠り所がなく、説得力に欠けていた。
2. 家族の存在が彼女の心の拠り所になっていた。
3. 判断の拠り所となる基準を明確にしておく必要がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, law, psychology, daily life

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

From 拠る (to be based on, to rely on) and 所 (place). The compound literally means 'a place to lean upon,' and its dual sense of intellectual basis and emotional support both stem from this physical metaphor.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal