頼もしい たのもしい Meanings い-adjective reliable; dependable; trustworthy; reassuring hopeful; promising Kanji 頼 rely. Read as たのもしい. Example sentences 彼は頼もしい男だ。He is a man to be depended on. トムって、頼もしい。Tom is reliable. ヤニーって、頼もしい。Yanni is reliable. Common phrases 頼もしい存在 Words containing 頼もしい 末頼もしい (すえたのもしい) promising (future) Word lists JLPT N2 Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists