頼 means “request, rely on, trust”

たのむ · tanomu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): たのむ, たのもしい, たよる
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ライ

JLPT N3 · Taught in secondary school · 16 strokes

The story

A bundle (束) beside a bowed head (頁): picture asking someone to carry your load. 頼む is to ask a favor, 頼る is to lean on someone, and 信頼, trust, is what grows when they never let you down.

Used in 頼む (tanomu, to ask a favor), 頼る (tayoru, to rely on), and 信頼 (shinrai, trust)

頼 means “request, rely on, trust”

The story

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