心こころのよりどころ

Meanings

emotional support; spiritual anchor; mainstay

Refers to a person, belief, place, or thing that provides emotional stability or a sense of security. Often used in contexts of reliance and comfort.

家か族ぞくは私わたしの心こころのよりどころです。
My family is my emotional support.
彼かれにとって音おん楽がくが心こころのよりどころだった。
Music was his spiritual anchor.

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Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
拠foothold, based on, follow
所place, extent

Related words

支ささえ
支え is a more general term for support (physical or emotional), while 心のよりどころ specifically emphasizes emotional or spiritual reliance.
拠より所どころ
拠り所 alone can mean a basis or grounds for something, but 心のよりどころ narrows the focus to emotional grounding.

Written forms

心こころのよりどころ
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; clear and widely used.
心こころの拠より所どころ
Kanji-heavy spelling; 拠り所 is a valid but less common variant.

Etymology

Compound of 心 (heart, mind) and よりどころ (something to rely on, basis). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is a natural extension of よりどころ into the emotional domain.