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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

906 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

Kunyomi: よ.る

Onyomi: イ, エ

Composition: 亻 衣

依

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

依頼心(いらいしん)   spirit of dependence

依頼する(いらいする)   request [v.t.]

依存する(いぞんする)   depend on, rely on

依拠する(いきょする)   based on

依然として(いぜんとして)   still, as yet, as of old

帰依する(きえする)   devote oneself to (religion)

Onyomi Examples

依然 (イゼン) still, as yet, as it has been

委嘱 (イショク) commissioning, entrusting (with), request, appointment (to a position)

依々 (イイ) affectionately attached, reluctant to part

憑依 (ヒョウイ) possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.), dependence (on)

依蘭苔 (エイランタイ) Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica), Iceland lichen

依怙 (エコ) favoritism, favouritism, partiality, prejudice, bias

帰依 (キエ) becoming a devout believer, (religious) conversion

Kunyomi Examples

依る (よる) to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at

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