漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

4Junior high level8 strokesRadical
On
イ・エ
Kun
よ.る
Meaning
rely on; depend on

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 "person" with 衣 "clothing": to nestle into a garment — to rely on.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

依頼・依拠・依然
帰依

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 依存いぞん

    dependence

  • 依頼いらい

    request

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

その国は輸入に依存している。

That country depends on imports.

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