根拠（こんきょ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: basis / grounds
Example sentences
- その意見には根拠がない。 — That opinion has no basis.
- データを根拠に説明する。 — He explains it based on the data.
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