日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
依

N2

Meaningsreliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
On'yomiイ、エ
Kun'yomiよ
Strokes8
Radical人

Compounds

  • by means of, due to, because of, according to

  • according to (someone)

  • still, as yet, as it has been

  • still, as yet, as of old

  • request, commission, entrusting (with a matter), dependence

  • to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on

Example sentences

  • A good lawyer would leave no stone unturned in his efforts to defend his client.

  • The lawyer insisted on the client's innocence.

  • The lawyer recommended that his client take legal action.

  • It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.

  • In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.

  • Poverty is still the major cause of crime.

  • Poverty is still the major cause of crime.

  • What happened to them is still a mystery.