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依

reliant
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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Kun readingよ.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. reliantRtK
  2. consequently
  3. depend on
  4. due to
  5. therefore
  1. still
  2. as yet
  3. as it has been

Popular Usage

依頼依然依存

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1045

Compound words

依頼いらい
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
依拠いきょ
dependence
依頼するいらいする
to request
依存するいぞんする
to depend
依然いぜん
still; as yet; as it has been
依存いぞん
dependence; reliance
帰依きえ
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
に依るによる
by means of; due to; because of; according to
依存症いぞんしょう
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
依然としていぜんとして
still; as yet; as of old
依願いがん
in accordance with one's request
依嘱いしょく
commissioning
依托いたく
entrustment
依託いたく
entrustment
依估いこ
unfairness
依怙えこ
favoritism
憑依ひょうい
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.)
依るよる
依存性いぞんせい
dependence
依存度いぞんど
degree of dependence
依頼者いらいしゃ
client
依頼状いらいじょう
written request
依頼心いらいしん
spirit of dependence
依怙地いこじ
obstinate

Additional Examples

彼は依頼人がどんな人間なのか想像してみた。
He tried to imagine what the client was like.tatoeba
彼は依然とり裕福で気前も良かったけれど、今ではその暮らしだ。
He used to be well off and generous, but now he lives from hand to mouth.tatoeba
彼はダイアナの歌に非常に感銘を受けたので、彼女にラジオで歌うように依頼した。
Diana's singing impressed him so much that he asked her to sing on the radio.tatoeba
彼はその委員会のメンバーになるようにと依頼を受けてきてきた。
He has been asked to sit on the committee.tatoeba
もちろん、湯治に訪れる客も依然として存在する。
Needless to say, there still exist guests whose purpose is toji.wiki
武士たちの朝廷への畏れは依然として大きかった。
The samurai still greatly feared the Imperial Court.wiki
特定の宗教に依存しない葬儀もある。
Some funeral ceremonies are independent of any specific religion.wiki
その支配・経営は国家権力に強く依存していた。
The governance and management of Shoki Shoen was strongly dependent on the national authority.wiki

Stroke Order

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