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頼たのもしい

たのもしい tanomoshii Play N2 I-adjective

Meanings and examples

頼りにでき、将来に期待が持てるさま。 reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

Example 1

彼かれは頼たのもしい男おとこだ。

He is a man to be depended on.

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Example 2

彼女は経験が浅いが、頼もしい働きを見せている。

Although she has little experience, she is doing dependable work.

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Kanji breakdown

頼

N3

trust; request

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Kun reading
たの.む、たの.もしい、たよ.る
Radical
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Illustration of 頼む

頼む

N5

たのむ

to ask

Illustration of 依頼

依頼

N3

いらい

request; commission; dispatch; dependence; trust

Illustration of 信頼

信頼

N3

しんらい

reliance; trust; confidence

Illustration of 頼る

頼る

N3

たよる

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

Illustration of 頼み

頼み

N1

たのみ

request; favor; reliance; dependence