# 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”).

- 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

Parts: 束 bundle · 頁 head; page

## Words with 頼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 頼む | たのむ (tanomu) | to request; to beg |
| 頼み | たのみ (tanomi) | request; favor |
| 頼る | たよる (tayoru) | to rely on; to depend on |

## Don't confuse it with

[瀬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rapids/) · [頭](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/head/) · [額](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sum-of-money/) · [遺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bequeath/)

## More in the “Doing & acting” set

[占](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/occupy/) · [頼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rely-on/) · [努](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/strive/) · [救](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save/) · [招](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/invite/) · [探](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/look-for/)

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