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Kanji Detail for 頼 - "to rely, to ask, reliance"

  • Meaning

    頼 means "to rely, to ask, reliance."

    1. To rely - To depend; to trust; to count on.

    2. Reliance - A person or thing to depend on.

    3. Profit - Earnings; to earn; gain.

    4. Fortunately - Thanks to; because of.

    5. To ask - To request; to entreat; to seek.

    6. Reliable - Dependable; trustworthy.

  • Words using

    • 信頼 しんらい Listen trust (in); confidence; faith
    • 依頼 いらい Listen request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
    • 頼り たより Listen reliance; dependence
    • 頼み たのみ Listen request; favor; favour
    • 信頼性 しんらいせい Listen credibility; authenticity; confidence
    • 頼もしい たのもしい Listen reliable; dependable; trustworthy
    • 頼りない たよりない Listen unreliable; undependable; indefinite
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 市井無頼 しせいぶらい Listen urban villain; street hoodlum
    • 放蕩無頼 ほうとうぶらい Listen being dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself by leading a fast life
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    • Verified meaning: to rely, to ask, reliance
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たのむ, たのも, ちゆん, より)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (たのむ)Listen (よりこ)Listen (よりゆき)Listen (らい)Listen

    Surnames (たのも)Listen (ちゆん)Listen (より)Listen (よりすえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    trust; request

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rely, depend on; accuse falsely

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 賴|赖[lai4]
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • The man begged me for money.

  • If you ask him , he will help you.

  • He asked for a beer.

  • He is independent of his parents.

  • Be prompt to do what is asked.

  • I requested him to keep me informed.

  • I asked him to do that.

  • You should have asked her for help.

  • My wife and children depend on me.

  • He asked for food.

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