依
rely; reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to
8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 906.
Readings
- イ (on reading): 依頼 (いらい) request; 依存 (いぞん) dependence
- エ (on reading): 帰依 (きえ) becoming a devout believer; 帰依者 (きえしゃ) convert
- よる (kun reading): 依代 (よりしろ) object representative of a divine spirit; 輔車相依る (ほしゃあいよる) to be mutually dependent
Components
Words using 依
- 依頼 (いらい) request
- 依存 (いぞん) dependence
- 依然 (いぜん) still
- 憑依 (ひょうい) possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.)
- 依拠 (いきょ) dependence
- 帰依 (きえ) becoming a devout believer
- 帰依者 (きえしゃ) convert
- 依報 (えほう) circumstantial retribution
- 依代 (よりしろ) object representative of a divine spirit
- 輔車相依る (ほしゃあいよる) to be mutually dependent
- 玉依姫 (たまよりひめ) Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)
77 words in all.