What is the Kanji for "Depend", "Reliant", and "Dependent"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Depend", "Reliant", and "Dependent", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Depend", "Reliant", and "Dependent" is "依".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yo".

Its onyomi readings are "E" and "I".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "衣" means "Clothes" and can be read as "I" and "Koromo".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "依" mean in japanese?

"依" means "Depend", "Reliant", and "Dependent".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

依存: "Dependence". The Japanese noun '依存 (いぞん)' means 'dependence'. This word refers to the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. It can describe a person's addiction to a substance, their reliance on another person, or the way a system or organization depends on external factors. For example: My brother has a drug dependence - (弟は薬物依存がある). The company's success depends on the economy - (その会社の成功は経済に依存している).

依頼: "Request". The verbal noun '依頼 (いらい)' means 'request'. It refers to the act of asking someone to do something, often in a formal or polite manner. This word is commonly used in business and professional contexts, such as requesting a favor, service, or information from someone. For example: I made a request to the company - (会社に依頼をした). The customer submitted a request - (お客様が依頼をされた).

依然: "Still" or "Yet". The Japanese adverb '依然 (いぜん)' means 'still' or 'yet'. It is used to indicate that something continues to be the case or remains unchanged. It can also suggest that something has not yet occurred or changed. For example: I still haven't finished my work - (私はまだ仕事を終えていません). The problem remains unresolved yet - (問題はまだ解決していません).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.