根拠 (こんきょ, konkyo) Japanese meaning: basis | Kotomora張
に
は
十
分
な
根
拠
が
ない
。
There is no sufficient basis for that claim.
The judge explained the grounds for the verdict in detail.
Usage patterns
〈事〉に根拠があるthere is a basis/grounds for ~
There are sufficient grounds for that claim.
〈場所〉に根拠を置くto base (one's operations) in a place
The organization is based in Tokyo.
根拠を示すto show/give the grounds (for something)
He showed the grounds for his opinion.
根拠を欠くto lack grounds/basis
That criticism lacks any basis.
〈事〉という根拠でon the grounds that ~
He was rejected for hiring on the grounds that he had no experience.
external ground; external basis
unsubstantiated; flimsy; weakly grounded
