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頼 kanji: meaning “trust”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N316 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
trust
On'yomi
ライ
Kun'yomi
たの・む、たの・もしい、たよ・る

Picture story to remember 頼

You can trust a bundle (束) of pages (頁) as evidence.

Parts in this story:束

How to write 頼: stroke order

頼 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 頼

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Kanji that share parts with 頼.