拠点 きょてん base (of operations) #1,923 Meanings noun base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold; (strategic) position Its kanji 拠 キョ、コ · よ.る foothold, based on, follow, therefore 点 テン · つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point