Kanji

依

reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よる

Nanori (Name Reading)

より

Common Readings

イ, エ

Example sentences

依頼 いらい
弁護士に調査を依頼した。

I requested an investigation from a lawyer.

業者 ぎょうしゃ
引っ越し業者に見積もりを依頼した。

I asked a moving company for an estimate.

依存 いぞん
現代社会はインターネットに依存している。

Modern society is dependent on the Internet.

鉱業 こうぎょう
この国の経済は鉱業に大きく依存している

This country's economy depends heavily on the mining industry.

依然として いぜんとして
失業率は、依然として高いままだ。

The unemployment rate remains high as before.

紛擾 ふんじょう
国内の情勢は依然として紛擾を極めている

The domestic situation continues to be in a state of extreme turmoil.

依頼人 いらいにん
弁護士は依頼人の話を最後まで静かに聞いた。

The lawyer quietly listened to the client's story until the end.

依然 いぜん
彼は依然としてその町に住んでいる。

He still lives in that town.

混沌 こんとん
選挙後の情勢は依然として混沌としている。

The political situation after the election remains in chaos.

憑依 ひょうい
村の人々は悪霊の憑依を恐れていた。

The villagers were afraid of possession by an evil spirit.

Example Vocabulary

依頼

いらい

request; commission

依存

いぞん

dependence; reliance

依然として

いぜんとして

still; as before

依頼人

いらいにん

client; person who makes a request to a professional

依然

いぜん

still, as ever

憑依

ひょうい

spirit possession; being taken over by a spirit; reliance as a basis in older usage

依頼主

いらいぬし

依頼者

いらいしゃ

依頼書

いらいしょ

依る

よる

to depend on; to be due to

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