拠点

きょてん

position

What does 拠点 mean?

拠点 is a Japanese noun meaning position in English. It is written as 拠点 in kanji, きょてん in hiragana, and kyoten in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

リストラされた彼は心機一転、自宅を拠点にSOHOビジネスを始めた。

After getting downsized he started off on a clean slate and started a business working out of a home office.