JLPT N3 · 16 strokes
Kanji 頼: "trust, request"
The kanji 頼 means "trust, request". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ライ in on'yomi and たの.む, たの.もしい, たよ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ライ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たの.むたの.もしいたよ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | trust, request |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 708 of 2,501 |
Common words with 頼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 頼むto request; to beg; to ask · to call; to order; to reserve
- 頼るto rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
- 信頼trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
- 依頼request; commission; entrusting (with a matter) · dependence; reliance
- 頼みrequest; favor; favour · reliance; dependence; trust; hope
- 頼もしいreliable; dependable; trustworthy; reassuring · hopeful; promising
- 頼りappui, soutien, recours
- 頼りないunreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague · helpless; forlorn; forsaken
- 頼りになるto be reliable
- 頼りにするto rely on
- 頼むからplease!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
- 頼み込むto request earnestly
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