Readings
Kun readingたの.む、たの.もしい、たよ.る Meanings
- to request
- to beg
- to ask
- to call
- to order
Radicals and components
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘbundle · Chaplin · tree (木) · wood (木) · mouth (口) · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1794
Kun Reading Examples
You can rely on him.tatoeba 彼は、黒人たちが暴力に頼らずとも平等な権利を勝ち取れると信じていた。たよる He believed that Black people could win their fight for equal rights without violence.tatoebaAdditional Examples
He declined my request, saying that he was busy.tatoeba He's a man you can rely on.tatoeba 彼は父に、その店へつれていってくれるように頼んだ。 He asked his father to take him to the store.tatoebaLive on and comfort my spirit.wiki On July 6, he asked a friend Tsuruto KAKO to write down his will for him.wiki Stroke Order
16 strokes
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