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Kanji Detail for 賴 - "rely, trust, dependable"

賴

  • Meaning

    賴 means "rely, trust, dependable."

    1. Rely - To depend on; to trust in for support.

    2. Trust - To have confidence in; to count on.

    3. Dependable - Worthy of reliance; trustworthy.

    4. Profit - Gain or benefit; advantage.

    5. Fortunate - Lucky; blessed with good outcomes.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rely; depend on; accuse falsely

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rely, depend on; accuse falsely

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Lai; (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To rely on. Having something to depend on. Such as 倚賴 (depend on), 仰賴 (rely on). | Benefit. 無賴 (scoundrel). Meaning of no benefit to the family. Appears in "Records of the Grand Historian." Today, being deceitful and cunning is called 無賴. | Commonly refusing to acknowledge something is called 賴. Intentionally delaying is also called 賴. | Good. "Mencius" says "In good years, young men are mostly good." Another explanation says it is interchangeable with 嬾 (lazy). Meaning the people of fertile land are not capable.
  • Onyomitip

    rai(らい) らい

  • Kunyomitip

    tano.moshii(たのもしい) たのもしい

    tano.mu(たのむ) たのむ

    tayo.ri(たより) たより

    tayo.ru(たよる) たよる

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords
    rely depend trust count on dependable reliable trustworthy support profit gain benefit fortunate lucky blessed confidence faith assurance secure steadfast faithful
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