Components
拠る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
よる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
3. to be based on; to come from  (esp. 因る, 由る; often written with kana only)
4. to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at  (esp. 拠る; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 91,663 which gives a rank of 6,349
よる is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 32,800,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4450 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 545
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ひと
かけ
よらない kotowaza
Don't judge a book by its cover (literally: a person is not based on his appearance).
せいしょ
聖書
よれば
かみ
むいか
6日
せかい
世界
つく
られた

According to the Bible, God made the world in six days.
この
りゆう
理由
により
ちょしゃ
著者
かん
する
しんぴょうせい
信憑性
しりょう
資料
しんぴょうせい
信憑性
っている
である
For this reason, the credibility of the book's authors rests on the credibility of their sources.
因る
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Reading : よる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 135,000 (about 720,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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拠る
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Reading : よる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 167,000 (about 456,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7464
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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依る
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Reading : よる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7002
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由る
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Reading : よる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 122,000 (about 993,000 results)
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イン   cause   よ to depend on   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
box, enclosure   
キョ   コ    basis, foothold   
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hand
ショ    deal with   
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go
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キ    table   
イ   エ    reliant   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
イ   ころも clothes   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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