“Grounds” in Japanese
Short answer
Grounds in Japanese is “拠り所” (yoridokoro). Full meaning: grounds, foundation, authority; support, prop, something upon which to rely.
Other ways to say “Grounds” in Japanese
廉
kado grounds, charge, suspicion
境内
keidai grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
出し殻
dashigara grounds (of tea and coffee)
邸内
teinai grounds, premises
原拠
genkyo grounds, basis
地内
jinai grounds, premises, land within boundary lines
かど
kado grounds, charge, suspicion
けいだい
keidai grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
出殻
degara grounds (of tea and coffee)
構内
kounai premises, grounds, campus, compound, precincts
根拠
konkyo basis, grounds, foundation, reason, authority; base (of operations)
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