よって (よりどころ)

よって (よりどころ) · yotte (yoridokoro) · JLPT N1 · noun

therefore; consequently

🔗 Etymology: よる (to depend on) in te-form, i.e. depending on that = therefore

よって comes from the verb よる (to depend on, to be due to), usually written 因って or 依って. It links a cause to its result: the result depends on the reason just stated.

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