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頼る (たよる): to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on — Japanese vocabulary

頼る is read たよる and means "to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

頼る

Reading
たよる · tayoru
Translation
to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
たよるが

Example

子供たちは衣食を親に頼っている。

こどもたちはいしょくをおやにたよっている。

Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.

Kanji in this word

  • 頼 — rely, request

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