依 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「衣」。「よる」を意味する漢語{依}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • JHS
  • HS
Kun (native)
  • よ(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • より
Other languages
  • 拼音yi1
  • 한글eui
  • Hán-ViệtY
  • Hán-Việt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+4F9D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻衣

Words using this kanji

  • 依然いぜん前と変わらないさま。still, as yet, as it has been
  • 依頼いらい人に物事を頼むこと。request, commission, entrusting (with a matter), dependence
  • 依存いぞん他に頼って存在すること。dependence, reliance
  • 依然としていぜんとして以前のまま。あいかわらず。still, as yet, as of old
  • 依るよるto be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on
  • 依存症いぞんしょうdependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
  • 依拠いきょ拠り所とすること。dependence
  • 依頼者いらいしゃ物事の処理を頼む人。依頼人。client, requester
  • 依願いがん本人からの願い出に依ること。in accordance with one's request
  • 依託いたく他人に頼って任せること。 持たせ掛けること。entrustment, leaning against, propping up
  • 依怙えこ頼ること。また、頼るもの。 片方をひいきすること。依怙贔屓。favoritism, favouritism, partiality, prejudice
  • 依估いこunfairness
  • 依代よりしろobject representative of a divine spirit, object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned, object or animal occupied by a kami
  • 依報えほうcircumstantial retribution
  • 依命いめいby order (of a superior), as instructed, official (e.g. notification)
  • 依々いいaffectionately attached, reluctant to part
  • 依存性いぞんせい生物に対し依存症を引き起こす性質。dependence
  • 依存度いぞんどdegree of dependence, dependency rate, reliance
  • 依頼状いらいじょうwritten request
  • 依頼心いらいしんspirit of dependence

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(84 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-6
Four Corner
2023.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a6.1
Heisig
1045
Nelson
426