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頼 means 'rely'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 456   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-11    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 25    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 24 words   Used in 74 words   Used in 439 names   Component in 1 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ライ
Kun
   たよる to rely (on)   たのもしい reliable   たのむ to ask(for), entrust
Additional readings
Name    よち   より
Variants
賴  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 頼 - click the badge to download
Through 頼 you'll learn to trust again. The many sample sentences include "I trust him completely" and "He is a very reliable person." You'll also find out how to manipulate others with "I'm begging you," "You are my last resort," and "Can I count on you to get me the job?" You'll see what role dependence plays in Japanese culture. Finally, mnemonics will help you master the four Joyo yomi.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 頼 is used 11 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 頼 is used 71 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ライ : 35 words FIND ALL
し ん ら い 0
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
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たのもしい : 19 words FIND ALL
た の む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to request; to beg; to ask
2. to call; to order; to reserve
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たのもしい (read as だの) : 9 words FIND ALL
か み だ の み 3
noun
entreaty to a deity
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たよる : 7 words FIND ALL
た よ る 2
Most common form: 便る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on
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たよる (read as だよ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
reliance on others
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An additional 3 less common words include 頼 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1889  Joy o' Kanji : 1889  Key to Kanji: - 

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頼
ライ   たよる to rely (on)   たのもしい reliable   たのむ to ask(for), entrust   
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頁
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
束
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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