Japanese

Noun

拠点 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 據點, hiragana きょてん, romaji kyoten)

1. base

   反政府派 (はんせいふは)の拠点 (きょてん)を攻撃 (こうげき)した。

   Hanseifuha no kyoten o kōgeki shita.

   We attacked the base of the opposition forces.

2. foothold

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.