# 拠 — Based On

Frequency rank 810 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 刻 (Carve), less common than 弟 (Younger Brother).

- On’yomi: きょ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Fingers on the left and old on the right — your fingers point at old evidence, basing your argument on ancient proof.

In words:

- 証拠 しょうこ — evidence;proof
- 根拠 こんきょ — basis;foundation

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