Moji Ninja

頼 — rely on; request

頼 means “rely on; request”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ライ (rai). Kun'yomi: たの(む) (tanomu), たよ(る) (tayoru). You'll see it in words such as 頼む (tanomu, “to request; to beg”).

頼
Stroke order of 頼
Meaning
rely on; request
On'yomi
ライ (rai)
Kun'yomi
たの(む) (tanomu), たよ(る) (tayoru)
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N2 · set Doing & acting

How to remember 頼

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Words with 頼

WordReadingMeaning
頼むたのむ tanomu kunto request; to beg
頼みたのみ tanomi kunrequest; favor
頼るたよる tayoru kunto rely on; to depend on

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