# 拠 — foothold; based on

拠 means “foothold; based on”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: foothold; based on
- On'yomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 拠

Parts: 扌 hand · 処 deal with

## Don't confuse it with

[処](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deal-with/) · [抗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resist/)

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[臨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-out-over/) · [拠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foothold/) · [端](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/edge/) · [隣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/neighbouring/) · [沿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/run-along/) · [距](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/distance/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foothold/. Last updated 2026-11-01.