頼
頼 — Trust
trust, request
On’yomiライ (rai)
Kun’yomiたのむ (tanomu)
Kun’yomiたのもしい (tanomoshii)
Kun’yomiたよる (tayoru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 頼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 依頼 | いらい irai | request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) |
| 頼り | たより tayori | reliance; dependence |
| 頼む | たのむ tanomu | to request; to beg; to ask |
| 頼み | たのみ tanomi | request; favor; favour |
| 信頼性 | しんらいせい shinraisei | credibility; authenticity; confidence |
Study notes
頼 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #708 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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