根 拠(こんきょ)

こんきょ

noun

basis, grounds

1. basis, grounds, foundation

The reason or evidence upon which a belief, claim, or action is based.

その主張(しゅちょう)には根拠(こんきょ)がない。

That claim has no basis.

根拠(こんきょ)を示(しめ)してください。

Please show your evidence.

科学的(かがくてき)な根拠(こんきょ)に基(もと)づいて判断(はんだん)する。

To make judgments based on scientific evidence.

根拠(こんきょ) refers to evidence or reasoning that supports a claim or action.

Common expressions

根拠(こんきょ)がある: to have grounds/basis
根拠(こんきょ)がない: to have no basis, baseless
根拠(こんきょ)を示(しめ)す: to show evidence
根拠(こんきょ)に基(もと)づく: to be based on evidence
科学的(かがくてき)根拠(こんきょ): scientific evidence
法的(ほうてき)根拠(こんきょ): legal basis

Similar words

理由(りゆう): reason (more general)
証拠(しょうこ): evidence, proof (concrete)

Related Words

Compare: 証拠(しょうこ) (evidence, proof (concrete))

Compare: 理由(りゆう) (reason)

Compare: 所以(ゆえん) (reason, grounds, basis)

Compare: 拠(よ)り所(どころ) (basis, foundation, support)

Compare: 裏打(うらう)ち (lining)

Compare: 依拠(いきょ) (reliance)

Compare: 典拠(てんきょ) (authority)

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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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